ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old woman is receiving her second cycle of CHOP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, Oncovin [vincristine], prednisone) chemotherapy for diffuse large cell lymphoma. Dyspnea and cough develop, and the result of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage is shown here. On chest radiography, a “fungus ball” is evident. Which one of the following is true regarding this finding?
