Fungus ball in HIV-infected patients
Aspergillus is a phagocyte opportunistic fungus that causes aspergillosis, an unusual disease in patients with AIDS. Six cases of fungal ball in patients with AIDS are reported here. In this group, all patients had hemoptysis and tuberculosis as the underlying lung disease. The diagnosis of pulmonar...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UFRGS |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/23230 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10183/23230 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Aspergillus fumigatus Infecções por HIV Síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida Tuberculose Micetoma Fungus ball AIDS Tuberculosis Mycetoma Aspergilloma |
| Sumario: | Aspergillus is a phagocyte opportunistic fungus that causes aspergillosis, an unusual disease in patients with AIDS. Six cases of fungal ball in patients with AIDS are reported here. In this group, all patients had hemoptysis and tuberculosis as the underlying lung disease. The diagnosis of pulmonary fungus ball was based on the clinical and radiographic feature, combined with serological and mycological evidence of Aspergillus fumigatus. |
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