Fig. 1

Relevant radiological and microbiological findings of the case. A Thoracic tomography shows pleural effusion in the left hemithorax, approximate volume 485 mL, maximum density 38 hu, parietal and visceral pleura thickening, and mediastinal calcifications. Left anterior apical calcified granuloma, subpleural laminar and segmental atelectasis left basal consolidation with aerial bronchogram. Pre-aortic and subcarinal reactive nodules. Small right pericardial effusion. B Female helminth of A. lumbricoides obtained from the patient's vomit. C Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from lung biopsy on Lowenstein Jensen agar. D Culture of a lung biopsy on Sabouraud agar with chloramphenicol showing filamentous growth of Curvularia hawaiiensis. E Microscopic view of C. hawaiiensis ha colony with ellipsoid conidia, rounded at the ends, pale brown, medium reddish brown to dark brown, three septa