Pulmonary fungal disease
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Pulmonary fungal disease encompasses a broad spectrum of infections related to fungal sources. They can particularly affect immunocompromised individuals.
These include:
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pulmonary aspergillosis: pulmonary aspergillus infection considered the most important in immunocompromised individuals 5
aspergilloma (saprophytic/non-invasive aspergillosis): the most common form seen radiographically
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chronic necrotising aspergillosis (CNA) (or semi-invasive aspergillosis)
airway invasive aspergillosis (or bronchopneumonic aspergillosis)
pulmonary Pneumocystis jirovecii infection (now considered a form of fungus)
Serological markers
(1,3)-β-D-glucan serum concentrations: may have a role in detecting some situations with disseminated infection 9
-<p><strong>Pulmonary fungal disease</strong> encompasses a broad spectrum of infections related to fungal sources. They can particularly affect immunocompromised individuals.</p><p>These include:</p><ul>-<li>-<p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-aspergillosis">pulmonary aspergillosis</a>: pulmonary aspergillus infection considered the most important in immunocompromised individuals <sup>5</sup></p>-<ul>-<li><p><a href="/articles/aspergilloma">aspergilloma</a> (saprophytic/non-invasive aspergillosis): the most common form seen radiographically</p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/allergic-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)</a></p></li>-<li>-<p><a href="/articles/invasive-aspergillosis">invasive aspergillosis</a></p>-<ul>-<li><p><a href="/articles/subacute-invasive-pulmonary-aspergillosis">chronic necrotising aspergillosis (CNA)</a> (or semi-invasive aspergillosis)</p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/airway-invasive-aspergillosis">airway invasive aspergillosis</a> (or bronchopneumonic aspergillosis)</p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/angioinvasive-aspergillosis">angioinvasive aspergillosis</a></p></li>-</ul>-</li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/obstructive-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">obstructive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis</a></p></li>-</ul>-</li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-candidiasis">pulmonary candidiasis</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/thoracic-histoplasmosis-1">pulmonary histoplasmosis</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-blastomycosis">pulmonary blastomycosis</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-cryptococcosis">pulmonary cryptococcosis</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-mucormycosis">pulmonary mucormycosis</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-scedoporium-infection">pulmonary scedoporium infection</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-pneumocystis-jiroveci-infection">pulmonary <em>Pneumocystis jirovecii</em> infection</a> (now considered a form of fungus)</p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-cladophialophora-infection" title="pulmonary cladophialophora infection ">pulmonary cladophialophora infection</a></p></li>- +<p><strong>Pulmonary fungal disease</strong> encompasses a broad spectrum of infections related to fungal sources. They can particularly affect immunocompromised individuals.</p><p>These include:</p><ul>
- +<li>
- +<p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-aspergillosis">pulmonary aspergillosis</a>: pulmonary aspergillus infection considered the most important in immunocompromised individuals <sup>5</sup></p>
- +<ul>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/aspergilloma">aspergilloma</a> (saprophytic/non-invasive aspergillosis): the most common form seen radiographically</p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/allergic-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)</a></p></li>
- +<li>
- +<p><a href="/articles/invasive-pulmonary-aspergillosis">invasive aspergillosis</a></p>
- +<ul>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/subacute-invasive-pulmonary-aspergillosis">chronic necrotising aspergillosis (CNA)</a> (or semi-invasive aspergillosis)</p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/airway-invasive-aspergillosis">airway invasive aspergillosis</a> (or bronchopneumonic aspergillosis)</p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/angioinvasive-aspergillosis">angioinvasive aspergillosis</a></p></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/obstructive-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">obstructive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis</a></p></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-candidiasis">pulmonary candidiasis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/thoracic-histoplasmosis-1">pulmonary histoplasmosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-blastomycosis">pulmonary blastomycosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-cryptococcosis">pulmonary cryptococcosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-mucormycosis">pulmonary mucormycosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-scedoporium-infection">pulmonary scedoporium infection</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-pneumocystis-jiroveci-infection">pulmonary <em>Pneumocystis jirovecii</em> infection</a> (now considered a form of fungus)</p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-cladophialophora-infection" title="pulmonary cladophialophora infection ">pulmonary cladophialophora infection</a></p></li>
References changed:
- 10. Alexander B, Lamoth F, Heussel C et al. Guidance on Imaging for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis: From the Imaging Working Group for the Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Fungal Disease from the EORTC/MSGERC. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;72(Suppl 2):S79-88. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1855">doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1855</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33709131">Pubmed</a>