Pediatric Pulmonary and Thoracic Aspergillosis
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 +3 more
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Context: Clinical studies about detailed spectrum of aspergillosis in treated tuberculosis (TB) patients are lacking. Hence, a study was undertaken at the Institute of Respiratory Disease, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Treated patients of pulmonary TB having
Shubhra Jain +3 more
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Treatment of Aspergillosis. [PDF]
Infections caused by Aspergillus spp. remain associated with high morbidity and mortality. While mold-active antifungal prophylaxis has led to a decrease of occurrence of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in those patients most at risk for infection ...
Hoenigl, Martin, Jenks, Jeffrey D
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Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds for Identifying Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Background: Diagnosing chronic pulmonary aspergillosis is a major challenge in clinical practice. The development and validation of a novel, sensitive and specific assay for diagnosing chronic pulmonary aspergillosis is urgently needed.Methods: From ...
Zheng-Tu Li +19 more
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Asthma referrals : a key component of asthma management that needs to be addressed [PDF]
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Bergen, David A +3 more
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An Update on Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
ABSTRACT Invasive fungal infections (IFI) remain a significant infection‐related complication in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), the incidence of which has not changed overtime. With a focus on studies and data published after 2019, this narrative review provides an update on the epidemiology and prevention of IFIs in SOTRs and highlights ...
Tina Marinelli, Shahid Husain
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Aspergillus nodule, a rare variant of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis mimicking as lung cancer
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis includes several disease manifestations, including aspergilloma, Aspergillus nodules, chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis, and chronic fibrosing pulmonary aspergillosis.
Manoj Kumar Pandey +4 more
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Demographic and Comorbidity Associations With Disease Severity and Bony Dehiscence in AFRS
ABSTRACT Objective(s) The purpose of this study is to explore and describe possible demographic factors and comorbidities as they relate to disease severity of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) on initial presentation. Methods A retrospective review was conducted on 153 patients with AFRS seen at a tertiary care center. Demographics, comorbidities,
Diana Bigler +6 more
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Pulmonary vein thrombosis in patients with medical risk factors
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 +4 more
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Acute respiratory failure in patients with hematological malignancies : outcomes according to initial ventilation strategy : a Groupe de recherche respiratoire en réanimation onco-hématologique (Grrr-OH) study [PDF]
Background: In patients with hematological malignancies and acute respiratory failure (ARF), noninvasive ventilation was associated with a decreased mortality in older studies. However, mortality of intubated patients decreased in the last years. In this
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