Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
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چکیده
1nvasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a necrotizing pneumonitis caused by several Aspergillus species. IPA is characterized by hyphal proliferation in the pulmonary parenchyma and by mycotic invasion of the pulmonary vasculature, with resultant hemorrhagic infarction. Aspergillosis is a disease of “medical progress” and is the second most common invasive mycosis in immunocompromised hosts (after Candida).”2 IPA is a treatable disease that, unfortunately, is often unrecognized antemortem. In this review, emphasis is on certain clinical, radiologic, and laboratory studies that make earlier diagnosis and therapy for IPA potentially possible.
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