Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Infection, Education, CT, Thorax, Lung
Authors:
L. Koren, S. ALONSO, M. A. Sanchez-Nistal, D. Mandich, I. Daimiel Naranjo, G. Ayala; Madrid/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2012/C-1301
Background
Pulmonary aspergillosis is a mycotic infection caused most of the times by Aspergillus Fumigatus,
an ubiquitous soil fungus acquired by inhaling its spores.
Fig. 1
When we talk about aspergillosis we are referring to a spectrum of radiologic and clinical manifestations that depend directly of the immunological state of the patient and the virulence of the organism.
We can distinguish 4 types of pulmonary aspergillosis.
- Aspergilloma (saprophytic aspergillosis)
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Semi-invasive or chronic necrotizing aspergillosis
- Invasive aspergillosis (which can be divided into airway invasive and angioinvasive forms).