Pulmonary aspergillosis - invasive

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Pulmonary aspergillosis

Aspergillosis - chest X-ray

Pulmonary aspergillosis - invasive

Alternative Names:

Aspergillosis - acute invasive
Treatment:

The objective of therapy is to treat any immune problems and to control theinfection with antifungal medications. In the past, antifungal therapy was limited to amphotericin B. However, several less toxic agents have beenshown to workagainst aspergillus. These include itraconazole, voriconazole, and capsofungin.

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The patient will probably be admitted to the hospital.

Ifwhite blood cell counts are too low, the patient usually mustreduce or stopimmunosuppressive drug therapyand begin treatment with granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (GCSF).

Expectations (prognosis):

Patients with the invasive form of pulmonary aspergillosis are usually critically ill. The disease is difficult to cure. Prognosis is often not good. Patients should talk to theirhealth care provider about their individualcase.

Complications:

This infection can damage multiple organs, eventually causing multi-organ system failure.

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if symptoms of this disorder develop. If you know you have a low white blood cell count and have fevers or symptoms of a respiratory infection, you should immediately notify your health care provider. An early diagnosis may improve the chance of a good outcome.