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Pediatric Pulmonary and Thoracic Aspergillosis

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2020
Aspergillus infection can cause significant disease in an immunocompromised host and lungs are the most common site of infection. Various forms of aspergillus involving lung parenchyma have been described including aspergilloma, allergic bronchopulmonary
Preeyacha Pacharn, Punchama Pacharn, Chantima Rongviriyapanich, Thomas Bryce   +3 more
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Factors associated with invasive lung aspergillosis and the significance of positive aspergillus culture after liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1992
From January 1981 to December 1990, 2180 patients underwent orthotopic liver transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh. Thirty-two patients (1.5%) were identified with invasive aspergillosis (29 lung, 2 intraabdominal, 1 meningitis). Of 29 patients
Fung, J, Irish, W, Kusne, S, Martin, M, Mañez, R, Simmons, RL, Starzl, TE, Torre-Cisneros, J   +7 more
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Chronic forms of pulmonary aspergillosis [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2001
Aspergillus is a genus of fungi commonly found in all environments. Remarkably, only a few species cause disease and equally remarkably, those same species cause multiple diseases. In the lung, exposure to the fungus, the immunological status of the individual and the condition of the lung determine the pattern of disease.
David W. Denning
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Fungal‐Driven Airways Dis‐Immunity From Asthma to Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: Dissecting Similarities and Differences

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Severe asthma and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) do not rarely coexist and share several similarities in terms of pathobiological background, together with overlapping clinical manifestations, misleading the correct diagnosis. Within that scenario, severe asthma with fungal sensitization (SAFS) further complicates the correct ...
Marco Caminati, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, Wojciech Feleszko, Giuseppe Guida, Christer Janson, Shadi Hägg, Andrei Malinovschi, Luciana Tanno, Joana Vitte, Francesca Ambrosani, Matteo Maule   +10 more
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Invasive aspergillosis mimicking metastatic lung cancer [PDF]

, 2018
In a patient with a medical history of cancer, the most probable diagnosis of an (18)FDG-avid pulmonary mass combined with intracranial abnormalities on brain imaging is metastasized cancer.
Alida A. Postma, Anne-Marie C. Dingemans, Astrid M. L. Oude Lashof, Cordula C. M. Pitz, Karim Y. Vermaelen, Lizza E. L. Hendriks, Michiel J. E. G. W. Vanfleteren, Michiel J. E. G. W. Vanfleteren, Michiel J. E. G. W. Vanfleteren, Veerle F. Surmont   +9 more
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Burden of Invasive Fungal Diseases in Patients With Alcohol‐Related Hepatitis and Organ Failure

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Between 2012 and 2021 in France, invasive fungal diseases affected 1 in 50 patients with alcohol‐related hepatitis and at least two hepatic or extrahepatic complications, with substantially higher mortality than bacterial pneumonia. These findings support targeted screening and early antifungal strategies in this population, as currently recommended ...
Charlotte Mouliade, Lucia Parlati, Stylianos Tzedakis, Mathis Collier, Samir Bouam, Philippe Sogni, Fanny Lanternier, Alexandre Alanio, Vincent Mallet, Demosthenes Research Group   +9 more
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Pulmonary vein thrombosis in patients with medical risk factors

Radiology Case Reports, 2018
Pulmonary vein thrombosis in patients with medical illnesses has been rarely reported, and it is also rarely reported in those with no risk factors. We report 2 patients with pulmonary vein thrombosis, 1 with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and 1 with ...
Paul D. Stein, MD, James E. Denier, MD, Lawrence R. Goodman, MD, Fadi Matta, MD, Mary J. Hughes, DO   +4 more
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Aspergillosis ball graft as complication of Covid-19 infection: Case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a severe presentation of aspergillosis fungal infection, with a high mortality rate. Many Covid-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis cases have been described in the literature giving rise to a major dilemma for ...
Mohammed Aabdi, MD, Ounci Es-Saad, MD, Youssef Motiaa, MD, Smail Labib, MD, Hicham Sbai, MD   +4 more
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APX001 Is Effective in the Treatment of Murine Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis. [PDF]

, 2019
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) due to Aspergillus fumigatus is a serious fungal infection in the immunosuppressed patient population. Despite the introduction of new antifungal agents, mortality rates remain high, and new treatments are needed ...
Alkhazraji, Sondus, Alqarihi, Abdullah, Gebremariam, Teclegiorgis, Gu, Yiyou, Ibrahim, Ashraf S, Jeon, Heewon H, Kapoor, Mili, Shaw, Karen J   +7 more
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Epidemiology of invasive aspergillosis in critically ill patients : clinical presentation, underlying conditions, and outcome [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a fungal infection that particularly affects immunocompromised hosts. Recently, several studies have indicated a high incidence of IA in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Blasco-Navalpotro, Miguel, Blot, Stijn I, Bulpa, Pierre, Cardoso, Teresa, De Laere, Emmanuel, Dimopoulos, George, Meersseman, Wouter, Misset, Benoit, Paiva, José-Artur, Rello, Jordi, Taccone, Fabio Silvio, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Van den Abeele, Anne-Marie, Vogelaers, Dirk   +13 more
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