Case Definition of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Resource-Constrained Settings

Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Ostrich

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis.

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis is not common and usually involves mildly immunosuppressed patients. We present a case of a 58-year-old man with a history of mining-related pneumoconiosis and corticosteroid therapy who developed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and subsequent cavitation. The patient was treated at first as having community-acquired pneumonia and was only belatedly di...

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis.

INTRODUCTION Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (CNPA) is a cavitary, infectious process of lung parenchyma with slow progressive course. Vascular invasion and dissemination to other organs are unusual. CASE REPORT We presented a 25-year old man with bilineal acute leukaemia who developed pulmonary and systemic symptoms. Chest CT showed nodular consolidations and cavitary lesions in ...

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...

Querying Uncertain Data in Resource Constrained Settings

Querying Uncertain Data in Resource Constrained Settings