title: [Imaging of fungal infection in diabetic patients].
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for infections caused by fungi. Candidiasis is the most frequent fungal infection in diabetic patients, followed by aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, and mucormycosis. Fungal infection is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Diagnostic imaging plays an important role in the early diagnosis and treatment for these infections, especially for the pulmonary infection. Although imaging findings of pulmonary fungal infection are various, ground-glass opacity surrounding nodules or masses called "CT halo sign" is a relatively characteristic finding. In this review, we discuss the imaging finding of fungal infection particularly focusing on the pulmonary lesions.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Oncology Center, Nagasaki University Hospital.
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashizawa
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uetani
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed