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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2005
In susceptible patients, invasive aspergillosis has a high incidence and a mortality of up to 80%. The diagnosis of this condition is difficult, especially in the early stages of the disease and, as a consequence, antifungal therapy, despite its expense and toxicity, is often initiated empirically.
S R, Doffman, S G, Agrawal, Jeremy S, Brown   +2 more
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Invasive aspergillosis and endocarditis

La Revue de Médecine Interne, 2021
Aspergillusfumigatus can cause a systemic infection called invasive aspergillosis causing pulmonary and extra-pulmonary damage. Aspergillus endocarditis (AE) is a relatively rare disease but can be life-threatening.We report here on five cases of endocarditis due to invasive aspergillosis: a 58-year-old man receiving immunosuppressive medication ...
K. Chevalier, F. Barde, S. Benhamida, M. Le Meur, M. Thyrault, Y. Bentoumi, N. Lau, J. Lebut   +7 more
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Revista Clínica Española (English Edition), 2020
AbstractInvasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) remains difficult to diagnose and to treat. Most common risk factors are prolonged neutropenia, hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation, inherited or acquired immunodeficiency, administration of steroids or other immunosuppressive agents including monoclonal antibodies and new small ...
L A, Fernández-Bermejo, G, Ramírez-Olivencia   +1 more
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Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Respiration, 2002
<i>Background:</i> Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. Mild abnormality of host defence is usually present in the chronic necrotising form of the disease. Acute aspergillus pneumonia usually affects patients who are seriously immunocompromised.
Sabina Skrgat, Kristan, Izidor, Kern, Ema, Music   +2 more
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Invasive aspergillosis with polyarthritis

Mycoses, 2004
SummaryWe report a case of septic arthritis of multiple joints in an 18‐year‐old male caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. His initial presentation was of low‐grade fever followed by involvement of both knee and ankle joints. Later, there was also involvement of metacarpophalangeal joints.
S F, Mekan, O, Saeed, J A, Khan
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