Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late!
Aspergillus is a large genus of saprophytic fungi which are present everywhere in the environment. However, in persons with underlying weakened immune response this innocent bystander can cause fatal illness if timely diagnosis and management is not done. Chest infection is the most common infecti...
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| description | Aspergillus is a large genus of saprophytic fungi which are present everywhere in the environment. However, in persons with underlying
weakened immune response this innocent bystander can cause fatal illness if timely diagnosis and management is not done. Chest
infection is the most common infection caused by Aspergillus in human beings. Radiological investigations particularly Computed
Tomography (CT) provides the easiest, rapid and decision making information where tissue diagnosis and culture may be difficult and
time-consuming. This article explores the crucial role of CT and offers a bird’s eye view of all the radiological patterns encountered in
pulmonary aspergillosis viewed in the context of the immune derangement associated with it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cf412e6616541fa9181be2a27f2f6502022-12-22T02:24:00ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-04-01104TE01TE0510.7860/JCDR/2016/17141.7684Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late!AKHILA PRASAD0KSHITIJ AGARWAL1DESH DEEPAK2SWAPNDEEP SINGH ATWAL3Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER & Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.Senior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.Chief Medical Officer, Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New-Delhi, India.Ex-Senior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER & Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.Aspergillus is a large genus of saprophytic fungi which are present everywhere in the environment. However, in persons with underlying weakened immune response this innocent bystander can cause fatal illness if timely diagnosis and management is not done. Chest infection is the most common infection caused by Aspergillus in human beings. Radiological investigations particularly Computed Tomography (CT) provides the easiest, rapid and decision making information where tissue diagnosis and culture may be difficult and time-consuming. This article explores the crucial role of CT and offers a bird’s eye view of all the radiological patterns encountered in pulmonary aspergillosis viewed in the context of the immune derangement associated with it.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7684/17141_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(Ru_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfair-crescentfungal ballhalo signinvasive aspergillosis |
| spellingShingle | AKHILA PRASAD KSHITIJ AGARWAL DESH DEEPAK SWAPNDEEP SINGH ATWAL Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late! Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research air-crescent fungal ball halo sign invasive aspergillosis |
| title | Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late! |
| title_full | Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late! |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late! |
| title_short | Pulmonary Aspergillosis: What CT can Offer Before it is too Late! |
| title_sort | pulmonary aspergillosis what ct can offer before it is too late |
| topic | air-crescent fungal ball halo sign invasive aspergillosis |
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