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Arka plan pulmoner fibrozis üzerinde aspergilloma
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Question 2770
Which radiological finding is typically present in cases of aspergilloma?
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Subacute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Subacute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (previously known as chronic necrotizing aspergillosis or semi-invasive aspergillosis) is subacute to chronic localized and indolent form of invasive aspergillosis. It is also sometimes grouped under the term chronic pulmonary aspergillosis.
Epidemiolog...
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Pulmonary aspergillosis
Pulmonary aspergillosis is a collective term used to refer to a number of conditions caused by infection with a fungus of the Aspergillus species (usually Aspergillus fumigatus).
There are a number of recognized pulmonary forms, the number depending on the author 1,3,4 . Each form has specific ...
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Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy
Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy is a commonly used surgical approach for pituitary region masses, with many significant advantages over open craniotomy.
History
The transsphenoidal approach was first described in 1907 by Schloffer, modified by Halstead and subsequently popularized by Harvey Cu...
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Sarcoidosis (thoracic manifestations)
Pulmonary and mediastinal involvement of sarcoidosis is extremely common, seen in over 90% of patients with sarcoidosis. Radiographic features are variable depending on the stage of the disease.
For a general discussion, please refer to the parent article: sarcoidosis.
Epidemiology
Pulmonary...
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Mycetoma (soft-tissue)
Mycetoma refers to a chronic and progressively destructive granulomatous disease. The defining clinical triad comprises:
localized mass-like soft tissue injury with
draining sinuses, that
discharge grains of contagious material
It is one of the 17 "neglected tropical diseases", as defined ...
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Hypogammaglobulinaemia
Hypogammaglobulinaemia is an immune disorder characterized by a reduction in all types of gammaglobulins.
Terminology
While hypogammaglobulinaemia means some loss of gammaglobulins, a total loss is termed agammaglobulinaemia which can occur as an X-linked form (X-linked agammaglobulinemia).
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Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a non-caseating granulomatous multisystem disease with a wide range of clinical and radiographic manifestations.
Individual systemic manifestations are discussed in respective articles:
pulmonary and mediastinal manifestations
cardiac manifestations
musculoskeletal manifest...
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Chest curriculum
The chest curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core chest knowledge.
Definition
Topics pertaining to the lungs, mediastinum, and pleura, but excluding the skeletal structures (see musculoskeletal curriculum), heart (see cardiac...
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Hemoptysis
Hemoptysis (plural: hemoptyses) refers to coughing up of blood. Generally, it appears bright red in color as opposed to blood from the gastrointestinal tract which appears dark red. It is considered an alarming sign of a serious underlying etiology.
Terminology
A variety of clinical classifica...
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Broncholith
Broncholith refers to focal calcified endobronchial material which usually follows erosion by a granulomatous peribronchial lymph node (e.g. TB) 13. This can cause distal atelectasis, bronchiectasis or mucoid impaction.
Clinical presentation
dry cough
hemoptysis
fever, chest pain, rigors: d...
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Bronchial arterial enlargement
Bronchial arterial enlargement or hypertrophy usually occurs as a result of bronchial pulmonary shunting and is a risk factor for hemoptysis.
Pathology
Bronchial arterial enlargement can result from a wide range of conditions, with more common causes including:
underlying parenchymal pa...
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Pulmonary fungal disease
Pulmonary fungal disease is caused by various organisms of varying virulence and varying sensitivity to antifungal drugs. Immunocompromise, particularly neutropaenia is a major risk factor for invasive and disseminated disease.
Pathologic fungi include:
pulmonary aspergillosis: pulmonary asper...
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HRCT chest - prone (protocol)
Prone high-resolution CT (HRCT) chest corresponds to an additional CT acquisition performed as part of an HRCT chest protocol. It represents a scan performed with the patient in a prone position and images obtained in full inspiration.
This additional imaging is particularly useful for detecti...
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Tuberculosis (pulmonary manifestations)
Pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis are varied and depend in part whether the infection is primary or post-primary. The lungs are the most common site of primary infection by tuberculosis and are a major source of spread of the disease and of individual morbidity and mortality.
A general d...
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Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a group of chronic aspergillosis found in non-immunocompromised patients with prior or current lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacteriosis or conditions such as diabetes).
It can manifest as several forms 1.
chronic cavitar...
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Air crescent (lung)
Air crescent describes the crescent of gas between an intra-cavitary mass and the cavity wall. The intra-cavitary mass may be due to necrotic tissue or a fungus ball 6.
Terminology
The descriptor Monod sign 2 is commonly used to describe the combination of a gas crescent and a mobile fungus ba...
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Monod sign (lungs)
The Monod sign describes gas that surrounds a mobile fungus ball or mycetoma (most commonly an aspergilloma) in a pre-existing pulmonary cavity 1-3.
Terminology
In the 2024 edition of the Fleischner glossary, air crescent is the preferred term applying to air crescents seen with both mobile in...
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Mycetoma (lung)
A pulmonary mycetoma, also known as a fungus ball, is due to colonization of a pre-existing cavity by a fungus, usually a species of Aspergillus, in which case it is termed an aspergilloma 1.
Terminology
Pulmonary mycetoma is unrelated to soft-tissue mycetoma, also known as Madura foot. The la...
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