Ces radiol. 2012, 66(3):308-312
Angioinvasive pulmonary aspergillosis developed in the course of corticotheraphyCase report
- Radiologická klinika LF UP a FN, Olomouc
Pulmonary aspergillosis belongs to inflammatory diseases caused by Aspergillus spp. Invasive, semi-invasive and non-invasive forms of the disease exist depending on the level of immunity and possible impairment of pulmonary parenchyma. Chest X ray and lung HRCT play the key role in the diagnostics of this disease. We present a patient with newly discovered high grade glioma of the brain, who had contracted invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to antiedematous corticotheraphy.
Keywords: aspergillosis, lung HRCT, corticotheraphy, chest X-ray
Accepted: August 15, 2012; Published: September 1, 2012 Show citation
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