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However, the clinical context and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying CPA\/VTE remain poorly defined. This study aims to highlight the clinical challenges through a case series and systematic review of existing literature regarding this rare co-occurrence. We present three complex cases from Kiruddu National Referral Hospital in Uganda: two males, one female, aged 44\u201380 years, with post-tuberculosis lung disease. All three were diagnosed with\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    IgG-positive CPA and confirmed PE (two acute, one with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)). One presented with concurrent active tuberculosis (TB) relapse and severe immunosuppression (CD4 T-cells &lt; 200 cells\/mm\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), and two had HIV. All patients received itraconazole and anticoagulation with rivaroxaban. Two patients survived and are stable on therapy, while one patient died due to septic shock. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science yielded seven studies reporting nine patients with coexisting CPA and VTE\/PE. Underlying conditions most frequently included prior TB (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 3) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 3). PE was chronic in three patients (including one with CTEPH), with CPA subtypes ranging from simple aspergilloma to subacute invasive aspergillosis and angioinvasive aspergillosis. Proposed mechanisms included endothelial damage due to\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    angioinvasion and creation of post-PE lung cavities\/infarcts suitable for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    colonization. Anticoagulation was used in six cases, but was complicated by hemoptysis in three. Two-thirds of patients improved with antifungal therapy, while three deaths were reported. CPA may coexist with PE\/DVT due to fungal angioinvasion, chronic inflammation, or immobilization from advanced lung disease. Management requires individualized balancing of antifungal and anticoagulation therapy, with heightened vigilance for bleeding.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/20499361261431900","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,19]],"date-time":"2026-03-19T05:16:04Z","timestamp":1773897364000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and pulmonary embolism\/venous thromboembolism: a case series and systematic review of the literature"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5852-9674","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joseph Baruch","family":"Baluku","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pulmonology, Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, P.O. 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