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Pulmonary aspergillosis - invasive - Symptom

Alternative Names

Aspergillosis - acute invasive

Symptoms:

Chest pain
Cough
Fever
Joint pain
Shortness of breath
Unintentional weight loss

Signs and tests:

Listening to the chest with a stethoscope (auscultation) may reveal crackles or a sound made by the inflamed lining of the lung rubbing against the lung (pleural friction rub).

Tests may include:

Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy
CBC
Chest CT scan
Chest x-ray
Open lung biopsy
Sputum culture and fungal stains

Pulmonary aspergillosis

Aspergillosis - chest X-ray

Fungus

Reviewed last on: 11/12/2007
Andrew Schriber, M.D., F.C.C.P., Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Goldman L and Ausiello D. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2007.

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