Friday, February, 10, 2012

Pulmonary aspergillosis - invasive type

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Alternative Names

Aspergillosis - acute invasive


Symptoms
  • Chest pain
  • Cough (dry, or producing blood or phlegm)
  • Shortness of breath
  • Fever
  • Joint pain
  • Unintentional weight loss

Signs and tests

Listening to the chest with a stethoscope (auscultation) occasionally reveals crackles or a pleural friction rub -- a sound made by the inflamed lining of the lung rubbing against the lung.

Tests may include:

  • Open lung biopsy
  • Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy
  • Sputum culture and fungal stains
  • Chest x-ray
  • Chest CT scan
  • CBC showing a low neutrophil count

Review Date: 02/27/2006
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, CriticalCare & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Reviewprovided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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