Aspergillus terreus causing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with air-crescent sign.
Aspergillus terreus is an uncommon cause of human disease. A patient with acute myelomonocytic leukemia is described who developed an invasive pulmonary infection with A terreus characterized by an air-crescent sign on chest roentgenogram. Previous reports of A terreus infections and the pathogenesis and significance of an air-crescent sign in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis are reviewed.
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D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography