Aspergillosis

Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Ostrich

Mycotoxicoses in veterinary medicine: Aspergillosis and penicilliosis

Molds and mycotoxins are contaminants of animal feed causing spoilage and clinical intoxication. Animal exposure to mycotoxins reflects diet composition with major differences occurring between animals kept predominantly of pastures, i.e. ruminants and horses, and those consuming formulated feed like pigs and poultry. Mixed feeds are composed of several ingredients, often sourced from different...

Pulmonary aspergillosis.

As the population of patients with prolonged neutropenia, those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or lung transplantation, or those with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome continues to increase, the rising incidence of pulmonary aspergillosis is unlikely to diminish. Aspergillus species are ubiquitous in nature, have no geographic predilection, an...

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis or invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Affiliations: Dr. Silvestri is affiliated with Presidio Ospedaliero. Dr. van Saene is affiliated with the University of Liverpool. Dr. de la Cal is affiliated with University Hospital. Dr. De Gaudio is affiliated with the University of Florence. Financial/nonfinancial disclosures: The authors have reported to the ACCP that no significant conflicts of interest exist with any companies/organizati...

Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis*

A prospective study was conducted in 38 patients with nodular lesions on plain chest radiographs and the clinical suspicion of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) to assess the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). For early diagnosis of IPA (clinical signs and symptoms <10 days), CT scans with demonstration of the halo sign had a high sensitiv...