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On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
left we see a chest ... bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... ABPA #Allergic #Aspergillosis
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... invasive pulm aspergillosis ... doi.org/10.1016/j.chest
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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IDSA Aspergillosis ... Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis ... (IPA) • CNS aspergillosis ... ID_fellows #Invasive #Aspergillosis
Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Main Culprits: Aspergillus fumigatus, Less commonly: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus
Diagnosis: Characteristic imaging + symptoms +
Pulmonary Aspergillosis ... Acute - Invasive Aspergillosis ... Chronic Necrotizing Aspergillosis ... cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis ... fibrosing pulmonary aspergillosis
Clinical spectrum of aspergillosis

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong 

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Aspergillus #Aspergillosis #IA
Clinical spectrum of aspergillosis ... #Aspergillus #Aspergillosis
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Bacterial pneumonia - Aspergillosis ... Actinomyces - Aspergillosis ... Bacterial pneumonia - Aspergillosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Chest
Summary of Recommendations for the Treatment of Aspergillosis - IDSA Guidelines
 - Invasive syndromes of Aspergillus
the Treatment of Aspergillosis ... Aspergillus #Aspergillosis
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
studied for candida, aspergillosis ... diagnosing invasive aspergillosis