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In patients with aspergilloma, a chest X-ray reveals a crescent-shaped radiolucency surrounding a circular mass, but this isn’t definitive for aspergillosis.
CONFIRMING DIAGNOSIS In aspergillosis endophthalmitis, a history of ocular trauma or surgery and a culture or exudate showing Aspergillus is diagnostic. In disseminated aspergillosis, culture and microscopic examination of affected tissue can confirm the diagnosis, but this form is usually diagnosed at autopsy.
In allergic aspergillosis, sputum examination shows eosinophils. Culture of mouth scrapings or sputum showing Aspergillus is inconclusive because even healthy people harbor this fungus.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
In patients with aspergilloma, a chest X-ray reveals a crescent-shaped radiolucency surrounding a circular mass, but this isn’t definitive for aspergillosis. In patients with aspergillosis endophthalmitis, a history of ocular trauma or surgery and a culture or exudate showing Aspergillus supports the diagnosis. In patients with allergic aspergillosis, sputum examination shows eosinophils. Culture of mouth scrapings or sputum showing Aspergillus is inconclusive because even healthy persons harbor this fungus. In patients with disseminated aspergillosis, culture and microscopic examination of affected tissue can confirm the diagnosis, but this form is usually diagnosed at autopsy.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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