Aspergillus flavus

Last revised by Jeremy Jones on 20 Sep 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Jones J, Abdrabou A, Knipe H, et al. Aspergillus flavus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13556

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13556

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/13556

rID:

13556

Article created:

22 Apr 2011, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

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Last revised:

20 Sep 2021, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Head & Neck

Tags:

microbiology, refs, cases

Synonyms:

A. flavus

Aspergillus flavus is a fungus and one of the species of Aspergillus that is common in the environment and responsible for pathology in humans.

It is the second most common cause of pulmonary aspergillosis (after Aspergillus fumigatus) and can additionally cause corneal, otomycotic, and nasoorbital infections. Many strains produce significant quantities of aflatoxin which is acutely toxic and carcinogenic. A. flavus spores are also allergenic.