Aspergillosis:
Chapter: 12
Is defined as infection caused by Aspergillus species (usually A. Fumigatus or A. Niger), which may present as: - invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (primarily occurs in immunocompromised patients)
- aspergilloma (fungus ball or mycetoma - i.e., Fungus growing in a pre-existing cavity)
- allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (a syndrome occurring in asthmatics characterized by transient pulmonary infiltrates with recurrent pneumonia, and eosinophilia of blood and sputum)
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