Conditions listing Aspergillosis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Aspergillosis. Our database lists the following as having Aspergillosis as a symptom of that condition:
Causes: Aspergillosis:
Ubiquitous in the environment. Found
in soil, decomposing plant matter, household dust, building
materials, ornamental plants, items of food, and water. (Source: excerpt from Aspergillosis: DBMD)
As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Aspergillosis may be found in:
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Aspergillus is found worldwide, commonly in decaying vegetation, such as fermenting compost piles and damp hay. It's transmitted by inhalation of fungal spores or, in aspergillosis endophthalmitis, by the invasion of spores through a wound or other tissue injury. It's a common laboratory contaminant.
Aspergillus produces clinical infection only in people who become especially vulnerable to it. Such vulnerability can result from excessive or prolonged use of antibiotics, glucocorticoids, or other immunosuppressive agents; from radiation; from such conditions as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Hodgkin's disease, leu-kemia, azotemia, alcoholism, sarcoidosis, bronchitis, or bronchiectasis; from organ transplants; and, in aspergilloma, from tuberculosis or another cavitary lung disease.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Aspergillus is found worldwide, commonly in fermenting compost piles and damp hay. It’s transmitted by inhalation of fungal spores or, in aspergillosis endophthalmitis, by the invasion of spores through a wound or other tissue injury.
Aspergillus produces infection only in persons who become especially vulnerable to it. Such vulnerability can result from excessive or prolonged use of antibiotics, glucocorticoids, or other immunosuppressants; from radiation; from such conditions as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Hodgkin’s disease, leukemia, azotemia, alcoholism, sarcoidosis, bronchitis, or bronchiectasis; from organ transplants; and, in aspergilloma, from tuberculosis or another cavitary lung disease.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Aspergillus sp., most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus
Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
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