invasive aspergillosis

invasive aspergillosis
a frequently fatal type of bronchopulmonary aspergillosis seen in immunocompromised or debilitated patients, characterized by fungal invasion of the tissues. In lung involvement, there is pneumonia with dyspnea, coughing, and hemoptysis. Invasion of blood vessels can lead to infarction of tissues supplied by the vessels. Less often, the fungus invades the central nervous system and may cause seizures.

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