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Opportunistic fungal pneumonia.

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Connolly, JE; McAdams, HP; Erasmus, JJ; Rosado-de-Christenson, ML
Published in: J Thorac Imaging
January 1999

Opportunistic fungal infection is a common cause of serious morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. These infections occur primarily in patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. or immunosuppression after solid organ or bone marrow transplantation. The most important opportunistic fungal pathogens include Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida and Aspergillus species, and the fungi that cause mucormycosis. Opportunistic pneumonia caused by previously unrecognized pathogens, such as Fusarium, Penicillium, and the dematiaceous fungi, are increasingly reported. The clinical and radiologic features of opportunistic fungal pneumonia are highly variable and often nonspecific. Diagnosis requires knowledge of the various modes of presentation, radiologic manifestations, and epidemiology of these infections. Because many of these organisms can colonize the upper airway, sputum cultures are considered diagnostically unreliable. Instead, definitive diagnosis requires culture of the fungus from infected tissue or demonstration of the organism on microscopic examination.

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Published In

J Thorac Imaging

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ISSN

0883-5993

Publication Date

January 1999

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

51 / 62

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pneumonia
  • Penicillium
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Neutropenia
  • Mucormycosis
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Immunocompromised Host
 

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Connolly, J. E., McAdams, H. P., Erasmus, J. J., & Rosado-de-Christenson, M. L. (1999). Opportunistic fungal pneumonia. J Thorac Imaging, 14(1), 51–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-199901000-00005
Connolly, J. E., H. P. McAdams, J. J. Erasmus, and M. L. Rosado-de-Christenson. “Opportunistic fungal pneumonia.J Thorac Imaging 14, no. 1 (January 1999): 51–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-199901000-00005.
Connolly JE, McAdams HP, Erasmus JJ, Rosado-de-Christenson ML. Opportunistic fungal pneumonia. J Thorac Imaging. 1999 Jan;14(1):51–62.
Connolly, J. E., et al. “Opportunistic fungal pneumonia.J Thorac Imaging, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 1999, pp. 51–62. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00005382-199901000-00005.
Connolly JE, McAdams HP, Erasmus JJ, Rosado-de-Christenson ML. Opportunistic fungal pneumonia. J Thorac Imaging. 1999 Jan;14(1):51–62.

Published In

J Thorac Imaging

DOI

ISSN

0883-5993

Publication Date

January 1999

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

51 / 62

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pneumonia
  • Penicillium
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Neutropenia
  • Mucormycosis
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Immunocompromised Host