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Aspergillosis
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Aspergillosis Treatment
The goal of treatment is to control symptomatic infection. A fungus ball usually does not require treatment unless bleeding into the lung tissue is associated with the infection, then surgical excision is required.
Invasive aspergillosis is treated with several weeks of intravenous amphotericin B, an antifungal medication. Itraconazole can also be used.
Endocarditis caused by Aspergillus is treated by surgical removal of the infected heart valves and long-term amphotericin B therapy.
Allergic aspergillosis is treated with oral prednisone. Some people may benefit from allergy desensitization. Antifungal agents do not help people with allergic aspergillosis.
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• Aspergillosis Symptoms & Signs
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• AIDS
• Allergies
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Asthma
• Cancer
• Endocarditis
• Immunodeficiency Disorders
• Meningitis
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary Aspergilloma (Mycetoma)
• Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Allergic Bronchopulmonary Type
• Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Invasive Type
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Sinusitis
Tests & Exams
• Aspergillosis Precipitin
• Aspergillus Antigen Skin Test
• Biopsy
• Bronchoscopy with Transbronchial Biopsy
• Chest X-Ray
Other Topics
• Allergic Reactions
• Bleeding
• Blindness
• Bone Pain or Tenderness
• Chemotherapy
• Cough
• Coughing Up Blood
• Fever
• Headache
• Intravenous
• Invasive
• Surgical Excision
• Symptomatic
• Urine - Bloody
• Urine Output - Decreased
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
• Wheezing
Review Date : 8/14/2002
Reviewed By : Donna R. Cooper, MD, MPH. Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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