Aspergillosis - Chest X-Ray
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Aspergillosis is a fungal infection. The fungus invades and destroys tissue. This type of infection usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Here, a chest X-ray shows that the fungus has invaded the lung tissue (the lungs are usually seen as black areas on an X-ray; the cloudiness on the left side of this X-ray is caused by the fungus).
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Review Date : 1/1/1997
Reviewed By : Mosby Publishing Company
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