Aspergillosis : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests

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Aspergillosis

Symptoms & Signs

Symptoms depend on the type of infection. For symptoms of aspergillosis-related growth, see aspergilloma.

Symptoms of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis may include:

Cough
Coughing up blood or brownish mucous plugs
Fever
Generalized ill feeling (malaise)
Wheezing
Weight loss
Recurrent episodes of lung airway obstruction

Additional symptoms seen in invasive aspergillosis depend on the part of the body affected, and may include:

Bone pain
Blood in the urine
Chest pain
Chills
Decreased urine output
Endocarditis
Headaches
Increased sputum production, which may be bloody
Meningitis
Shortness of breath
Sinusitis
Skin sores (lesions)
Vision problems

Diagnosis & Tests

Tests to diagnose Aspergillus infection include:

Aspergillosis antibody test
Chest x-ray
Complete blood count
CT scan
Galactomannan (a molecule derived from the fungus, which is sometimes found in the blood)
Sputum stain and culture for Aspergillus
Tissue biopsy (see bronchoscopy with transtracheal biopsy)

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Review Date : 2/23/2010
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz. David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital (5/30/2009).

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