Aspergillus in the lung: diverse and coincident forms.
Pulmonary disease caused by the fungus Aspergillus has traditionally been regarded as belonging to one of the following, apparently distinct, entities: saprophytic aspergilloma; allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); and invasive aspergillosis (IPA); which may be further categorised as angioinvasive, acute or chronic airway invasive) [1]. It is not always obvious that there is overlap between these entities, and that in any given patient more than one Aspergillus-related pathological process can co-exist [2]. The aim of this article is to review the clinical and imaging features of the main categories of Aspergillus-related pulmonary disease and, in particular, to highlight the overlap between them.
Buckingham
Susan J
SJ
Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK.
Hansell
David M
DM
D000208:Acute Disease; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography