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AspergillosisAka: Aspergillus

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  1. Pathophysiology
    1. Pulmonary or systemic infection of Aspergillus fungi
    2. Occurs in debilitated or immunocompromised patients
  2. Predisposing factors
    1. Chronic illness
    2. Long term use of antibiotics or Corticosteroids
    3. Irradiation
  3. Symptoms
    1. Pulmonary
      1. Dyspnea
      2. Cough
      3. Hemoptysis
    2. Systemic
      1. Skin eruption
      2. Arthralgias
      3. Mental status change
  4. Signs
    1. Pulmonary
      1. Fever
      2. Purulent Sputum
    2. Systemic or Disseminated Infection
      1. Skin eruption
      2. Infection of ears, eyes, sinuses
  5. Lab
    1. Sputum Culture
  6. Radiology: Chest XRay
    1. Pulmonary aspergilloma
      1. Unique crescentic radiolucency
      2. Surrounds a circular shadow

Aspergillosis (C0004030)

Definition (MSH)Infections with fungi of the genus ASPERGILLUS.
Definition (CSP)disease condition caused by species of Aspergillus and marked by inflammatory granulomatous lesions in the skin, ear, orbit, nasal sinuses, lungs, and sometimes in the bones and meninges.
Definition (NCI)An infectious fungal disease that occurs most often in the skin, ears, nasal sinuses, and lungs of people with suppressed immune systems.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9117.3
EnglishAspergilloses, Aspergillosis, Infection due to Aspergillus
Spanishaspergilosis, infección por Aspergillus, infeccion por Aspergillus
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Aspergillus (C0004034)

Definition (CSP)genus of mitosporic fungi.
Definition (MSH)A genus of mitosporic fungi containing about 100 species and eleven different teleomorphs in the family Trichocomaceae.
ConceptsFungus (T004)
EnglishAspergillus, ASPERGILLUS PREPARATION
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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