Productive cough and hemoptysis in elderly male with myelodysplastic syndrome

SummaryAspergilli are ubiquitous fungi with branched septate hyphae. Aspergillus produces a wide variety of diseases determined by the inoculating dosage, the ability of the host to resist infection at local and systemic levels, and the virulence of the organism. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is more common in neutropenic, immunocompromised patients. We describe the case of elderly male, recently diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome presenting with complaints of repeated hemoptysis