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Diseases » Aspergillosis » Glossary

Glossary for Aspergillosis

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections: A term given to HIV patients who have a low CD4 count (below 200) which means that they have low levels of a type of immune cell called T-cells. AIDS patients tend to develop opportunistic infections and cancers. Opportunistic infections are infections that would not normally affect a person with a healthy immune system. The HIV virus is a virus that attacks the body's immune system.
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: An allergic reaction to a particular fungus called Aspergillus.
Asthma: Repeated attacks of breathing difficulty.
Bone symptoms: Symptoms affecting the body's bones
Brain infection: Infection of the brain including encephalitis
Bronchiectasis: Chronic bronchiole dilation from secretions and blockages.
Bronchitis: Bronchitis is an inflammation of the air passages within the lungs. It occurs when the trachea and the large and small bronchi within the lungs become inflamed
COPD: Severe obstruction of bronchial air flow typically from bronchitis and/or emphysema.
Chronic Sinusitis: Chronic form of sinusitis, inflammation of the sinus cavities.
Churg-Strauss Syndrome: A condition characterized by blood vessel inflammation that occurs throughout the body.
Cough: The noise produced from the sudden expulsion of air from the lungs
Eosinophilia: This is when there is an abnormal increase in the eosinophils in the blood
Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
Fungal infections: Any condition caused by fungus.
Lung symptoms: Symptoms affecting one or both lungs.
Nosocomial infections: Any infection that originates in a hospital
Pneumonia: Infection of the lung by bacteria, viruses or fungus.
Pneumonia, eosinophilic: Infiltration of the lungs by eosinophils (type of white blood cell) which can be caused by asthma or as a reaction to certain drugs or parasitic infections.
Sinusitis: Sinusitis is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses.
Skin infection: A condition which is characterized by an infection which occurs on the skin
Ulcer: A local defect in the mucosa
Wheezing: A whistling like continuous sound that is caused by the respiratory system