Aspergillus lung disease

Question 1

Aspergillus lung disease?

Answer 1

Lung disease associated with Aspergillus fungal infection. Inhalation of aspergillus spores can produce asperilloma, ABPA or invasive aspergillosis

Question 2

Aspergillus lung disease Asperilloma?

Answer 2

growth of an A. fumigates mycetoma ball in a pre-existing lung cavity.

Question 3

Aspergillus lung disease ABPA?

Answer 3

colonisation of the airways by Aspergillus leads to IgE and IgG-mediated immune responses, occurs in asthmatics.

Question 4

Aspergillus lung disease invasive aspergillosis?

Answer 4

Invasion of Aspergillus into lung tissue and fungal dissemination, occurs in immunosuppressed patients.

Question 5

Aspergillus lung disease symptoms of aspergilloma?

Answer 5

weak haemoptysis

Question 6

Aspergillus lung disease symptoms of ABPA?

Answer 6

difficult to control asthma, recurrant episodes of pneumonia with wheeze

Question 7

Aspergillus lung disease symptoms of invasive aspergillosis?

Answer 7

dyspnoea, rapid deterioration, septic picture.

Question 8

Aspergillus lung disease signs (4)?

Answer 8

tracheal deviation, dullness in affected lung, reduced breath sounds, wheeze cyanosis

Question 9

Aspergillus lung disease investigations?

Answer 9

Aspergilloma: CXR, CT/MRI.

ABPA; same and LFTs