Aspergillosis presents with all EXCEPT:
Ans. (d) None of the aboveRef; Microbiology by Ananthanarayan and Paniker 8th ed. / 613ASPERGILLOSIS* Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common cause of aspergillosis.* Aspergillus is a mould with septate branching hyphae. Ability of A. fumigatus to grow at 45deg C helps to distinguish it from other species.* Mode of transmission: Inhalation of Aspergillus spores (Conidia).* The commonest human disease caused by aspergillus is: otomycosis.* Aspergillus infection in neutropenic patient is characterized by hyphae invasion of blood vessels, thrombosis, necrosis and hemorrhagic infarction.* Clinical manifestations# Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis occurs in patients with preexisting asthma or cystic fibrosis.# Endobronchial saprophytic pulmonary aspergillosis (Aspergilloma) in a patient with prior chronic lung disease, such as tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, bronchiectasis or histoplasmosis# Invasive aspergillosis develops as an acute pneumonic process with or without dissemination in the immuno-compromised patients (most common among patients with acute leukemia and recipient of tissue transplants. CT finding: Halo sign and crescent sign# Allergic sinusitis may take three forms : A fungal ball may form. Chronic fibrosing granulomatous inflammation Allergic fungal sinusitis# Aspergillosis in AIDS Most commonly infect lung CD4 +ceil count is < 50/pL Most common radiologic finding is bilateral diffuse or focal pulmonary infiltrates with a tendency to cavitate.
An infection caused by the fungus Aspergillus
Presents with shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing.
There may be pulmonary infiltrates, which do not respond to conventional antibiotics in asthma/CF sufferers.
None of the above
Bacteria