Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a serious fungal infection, with a high degree of mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Diagnosis of IPA is challenging in that clinical manifestations are not specific, with sensitivity of traditional detection procedures low. We report a case of IPA in a chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) infant who was initially suspected to have a lung tumor. was identified as the pathogen in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) by next-generation sequencing (mNGS). The patient recovered rapidly following a change of appropriate antifungal treatment and was discharged. This case highlights the additional value of BALF-mNGS for the diagnosis of pediatric invasive pulmonary fungal infection in immune-deficient children.
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University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Cardiology, Security forces hospital, La Marsa, Tunisia.
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