医学
免疫抑制
曲菌病
曲菌瘤
阶段(地层学)
放射科
重症监护医学
疾病
高分辨率计算机断层扫描
真菌病
肺
计算机断层摄影术
病理
外科
内科学
免疫学
古生物学
生物
作者
Mandeep Garg,Harsimran Bhatia,Tany Chandra,Uma Debi,Inderpaul Singh Sehgal,Nidhi Prabhakar,Manavjit Singh Sandhu,Ritesh Agarwal
出处
期刊:American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
[American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene]
日期:2022-11-14
标识
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0366
摘要
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a life-threatening respiratory fungal infection that is almost exclusively seen in patients with preexisting structural lung disease with no or mild immunosuppression. The clinical presentation and imaging findings are varied and often pose a diagnostic challenge; and the disease is often present for a long time before being correctly diagnosed. High-resolution chest computed tomography is the imaging modality of choice because it helps identify various forms of CPA, which can range from a simple aspergilloma and chronic cavitary form, to the subacute invasive and end-stage fibrotic form. The knowledge of the imaging features of this disease cannot be overemphasized because it can assist the clinician in reaching at an early diagnosis and timely initiation of appropriate antifungal therapy, thereby improving patient management and treatment outcome. Moreover, imaging also plays a pivotal role during follow-up in patients of CPA to assess the treatment response. In the current review, we present an illustrative review of radiologic patterns seen in various forms of CPA.
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