Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case Series on Clinical and Radiological Manifestations: Aspergilosis pulmonar: una serie de casos sobre manifestaciones clínicas y radiológicas

• Barrios Taborda, Onaldo José ^[2] ; Valencia Marulanda, Jhon Edward ^[1] ; Sierra Garzón, Luisa Fernanda ^[1] ; Restrepo Bastidas, Andrés Alirio ^[1] ; Aguirre Flórez, Mateo ^[1] ; Giraldo Montoya, Ángela María ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

     Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

     Colombia

     
  2. [2] Universidad Simón Bolívar. Barranquilla, Colombia.
• Localización: RFMH Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, ISSN-e 2308-0531, ISSN 1814-5469, Vol. 24, Nº. 2, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Aspergilosis pulmonar: una serie de casos sobre manifestaciones clínicas y radiológicas: Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case Series on Clinical and Radiological Manifestations
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  • Background: Pulmonary Aspergillosis is an infection caused by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, an example of an opportunistic pathogen mainly affecting immunocompromised patients and associated with high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, its incidence is low. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific, so diagnostic categories have been established, including host factors, traditional mycological laboratory, and biomarkers. These, plus a better understanding and interpretation of the tomographic images, allow the clinician to offer adequate management.

    Methods: The following are 3 cases of patients with pulmonary aspergillosis and their radiological features.

    Case series: Three clinical cases of patients with heterogeneous characteristics sharing immunosuppression as the only risk factor are presented. The diagnosis and the clinical and radiological manifestations are also presented.

    Conclusions:  Knowing the different diseases that can appear in immunosuppressed patients is crucial since it is challenging for the clinician, given the high morbidity. It is part of the clinician's criterion to be able to suspect to diagnose and treat.

    MeSH keywords: Aspergillus, Colombia, computed axial lung tomography, pulmonary aspergillosis.