Aspergillosis

Aspergillosis: Introduction

Aspergillosis: Infection with a fungus called Aspergillus. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Aspergillosis is available below.

Symptoms of Aspergillosis

• Fever
• Cough
• CNS signs
• Haemoptysis
• Cough
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 19 symptoms of Aspergillosis

Aspergillosis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Aspergillosis:

• Localized pulmonary infection (see Lung symptoms)
• Allergic sinusitis (see Sinusitis)
• Allergic bronchopulmonary disease (see Bronchitis)
• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• Severe complications mainly occur in the immunocompromised:
  • Invasive pulmonary infection (see Lung symptoms)
  • Brain infection
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Aspergillosis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Aspergillosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Aspergillosis
• Failure to diagnose Aspergillosis
• Hidden causes of Aspergillosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Aspergillosis

Causes of Aspergillosis

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Prognosis for Aspergillosis

Prognosis for Aspergillosis: If severe granulocytopenia persists, mortality rate can be very high (up to 100% in patients with cerebral abscesses). Patient outcome depends on resolution of granulocytopenia and early institution of effective antifungal drug therapy. (Source: excerpt from Aspergillosis: DBMD)

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Reseach about Aspergillosis

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Clinical Trials for Aspergillosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Aspergillosis include:

• An Open Label, Non-Comparative, Multicenter, Phase III Trial of the Efficacy, Safety and Toleration of Voriconazole in the Primary or Secondary Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Comparing the Effectiveness of Fluconazole and a New Medicine (FK463) in Preventing Fungal Infections in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Voriconazole to Prevent Systemic Fungal Infections in Children - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Safety & Effectiveness Study of Intravenous Anidulafungin With AmBisome for Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis (IA). - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Anidulafungin,VER002
• Inhalation of Liposomal Amphotericin B to Prevent Invasive Aspergillosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - nebulised liposomal amphotericin B
• more trials...»

See full list of 28 Clinical Trials for Aspergillosis

Statistics for Aspergillosis

• Medical statistics for Aspergillosis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Aspergillosis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Aspergillosis
• Society statistics for Aspergillosis

Aspergillosis: Broader Related Topics

• Fungal infections
• Nosocomial infections
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Types of Aspergillosis

Types of Aspergillosis

• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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Definitions of Aspergillosis:

A genus of mitosporic fungi containing about 100 species and eleven different teleomorphs in the family Trichocomaceae. - (Source - Diseases Database)

An opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Aspergillosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet