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Aspergillus flavus

Last revised by Dr Jeremy Jones ◉ on 20 Sep 2021

Citation, DOI & article data

Citation:

Jones, J. Aspergillus flavus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 20 Aug 2022) 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 by Dr Jeremy Jones ◉

Revisions:

9 times by 2 users - see full revision history

Systems:

Head & Neck, Chest

Sections:

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.