pulmonary aspergillosis

He is also credited for providing an early mention of human pulmonary aspergillosis.

CT of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in children with cancer.

Pulmonary aspergillosis - invasive type is a serious infection with pneumonia that can spread to other parts of the body.

Radiologic examination plays an important role in diagnosis and follow-up of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is the most common presentation among HIV-infected children (223,225,226).

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis commonly associated with fever, cough, dyspnea, and pleuritic pain.

Pulmonary aspergillosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Pulmonary aspergillosis and invasive disease in AIDS: review of 342 cases.

The diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis is usually based on either 1) the repeated isolation of Aspergillus spp.

Immunosuppressed individuals are susceptible to invasive A. fumigatus infection, which most commonly manifests as invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis transformed into fatal mucous impaction by immune reconstitution in an AIDS patient.

On chest X-ray and CT, pulmonary aspergillosis classically manifests as a halo sign, and, later, an air crescent sign.

Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis (CCPA) where cavities are present in the lungs, but not necessarily with a fungal ball (aspergilloma).

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis - CPA is a long-term aspergillus infection of the lung and Aspergillus fumigatus is almost always the species responsible for this illness.

Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary type is an allergic reaction to the fungus that usually develops in people who already have lung problems (such as asthma or cystic fibrosis).

Chronic fibrosing pulmonary aspergillosis this may develop where pulmonary aspergillosis remains untreated and chronic scarring of the lungs occurs.

Computed tomography (CT) of the chest can be used to identify the halo sign, a macronodule surrounded by a perimeter of ground-glass opacity, which is an early sign of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (232).

Surgical excision of a localized invasive lesion may be warranted, especially in sinus aspergillosis, certain cases of pulmonary aspergillosis with impingement on great vessels or pericardium, hemoptysis from a single focus, and erosion into the pleural space or ribs (BIII).