title: [The different manifestations of pulmonary aspergillosis: multidetector computed tomography findings].
abstract: Pulmonary aspergillosis is a fungal infection usually caused by inhaling Aspergillus fumigatus spores. However, when we talk about aspergillosis, we normally refer to the spectrum of clinical and radiological findings that depend directly on the patient's immune status, on the prior existence of lung disease, and on the virulence of the infective organism. There are four types of pulmonary aspergillosis (aspergilloma, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis, and invasive aspergillosis), and each type has its own distinct radiologic findings. We review the signs of pulmonary aspergillosis on multidetector computed tomography and we correlate them with patients' symptoms and immune responses. Likewise, we discuss the differential diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Radiología de Tórax, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, España. Electronic address: laura.koren.f@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koren Fernández
authors.affiliation: Sección de Radiología de Tórax, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alonso Charterina
authors.affiliation: Sección de Radiología de Tórax, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcalá-Galiano Rubio
authors.affiliation: Sección de Radiología de Tórax, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sánchez Nistal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Aspergilosis broncopulmonar alérgica; Aspergilosis pulmonar invasiva; Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; Multidetector computed tomography; Tomografía computarizada multidetector