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aspergillosis - Definition:
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The clinical features of aspergillosis can include invasive lung infection and disseminated disease, usually with fever, cough, spitting up blood, and chest pain. Aspergillosis may mimic asthma with cough and inspiratory stridor (noise on breathing in) or sinusitis with fever, localized pain.
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About aspergillosis
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Infection with the fungus Aspergillus, seen especially in people with a deficient immune system. The clinical features of aspergillosis can include invasive lung infection and disseminated disease, usually with fever, cough, spitting up blood, and chest pain. Aspergillosis may mimic asthma with cough and inspiratory stridor (noise on breathing in) or sinusitis with fever, localized pain. Aspergillosis is due most often to Aspergillus fumigatus or Aspergillus flavus and less commonly A. niger, A.
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Causes of aspergillosis
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Causes Aspergillosis is caused by a fungus ( Aspergillus ), which is commonly found growing on dead leaves, stored grain, compost piles, or in other decaying vegetation. It can also be found on marijuana leaves. Although most people are often exposed to aspergillus , infections caused by the fungus rarely occur in people who have a normal immune system. The rare infections caused by aspergillus include pneumonia and fungus ball (aspergilloma). There are several forms of aspergillosis: Pulmonary
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Symptoms of aspergillosis
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Symptoms Symptoms depend on the type of infection. Symptoms of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis may include: Cough; Coughing up blood or brownish mucus plugs; Fever; General ill feeling (malaise); Wheezing ; Weight loss; Other symptoms depend on the part of the body affected, and may include: Blood in the urine ; Bone pain ; Chest pain; Chills; Decreased urine output ; Headaches; Increased phlegm production, which may be bloody; Shortness of breath; Skin sores (lesions); Vision problems;
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aspergillosis - Conventional Treatments
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Treatment A fungus ball is usually not treated (with antifungal medicines) unless there is bleeding into the lung tissue. In that case, surgery is needed. Invasive aspergillosis is treated with several weeks of an antifungal drug called voriconazole. It can be given by mouth or directly into a vein (IV). Amphotericin B, echinocandins, or itraconazole can also be used. Endocarditis caused by Aspergillus is treated by surgically removing the infected heart valves. Long-term antifungal therapy is
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