Serological methods in diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis, especially of pulmonary aspergilloma

Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma

Introduction: Surgical approaches for the management of pulmonary aspergilloma have been accompanied with high levels of morbidity and mortality. However, these therapeutic options are still favored over other approaches for the treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma. In this study, we aimed to describe the characteristics of 30 patients with aspergilloma who referred to  Ghaem hospital between 20...

Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Ostrich

Association of pulmonary aspergilloma and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

correct diagnosis in PAH. Evidence suggests that treatment of mildly symptomatic patients can be beneficial, and indeed data from the EARLY trial [5] led to regulatory authority approval for the use of bosentan in the treatment of PAH patients in NYHA/WHO FC II and a recommendation for treatment of such patients in recent guidelines [3]. In this case the patient’s condition deteriorated between...

Coexistence of Pulmonary Aspergilloma and Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

A 63-year-old man with a history of pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis and asthma was admitted to our hospital due to wheezing and coughing in the early morning. Chest radiography and computed tomography revealed a fungal ball in a thick-walled cavity in the right upper lobe, and consolidation with high-attenuation mucus in the left lower lobe (Picture 1, 2). In addition to Aspergillus fumiga...

Underlying conditions in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis including simple aspergilloma.

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a condition caused by the ubiquitous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus in non-immunocompromised individuals. Numerous underlying conditions have been associated with CPA. Details of the underlying conditions of 126 CPA patients attending our tertiary referral clinic from all over the UK were extracted from the clinical notes, and the distribution of these und...