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La aspergilosis pulmonar invasiva en la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica / Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Valle, José Manuel; González-Barcala, Francisco Javier; Álvarez-Dobaño, José Manuel; Valdés C, Luis.
  • Valle, José Manuel; Complexo Hospitalario de Santiago de Compostela. Servicio de Neumología. ES
  • González-Barcala, Francisco Javier; Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra. Servicio de Neumología. ES
  • Álvarez-Dobaño, José Manuel; Complexo Hospitalario de Santiago de Compostela. Servicio de Neumología. ES
  • Valdés C, Luis; Complexo Hospitalario de Santiago de Compostela. Servicio de Neumología. ES
Rev. méd. Chile ; 138(5): 612-620, mayo 2010. tab, ilus
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-553262
ABSTRACT
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a severe disease, specially among immunocompromised patients. Its frequency increases in other patients such as those with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), mainly when steroids are prescribed. The most common form of presentation is a respiratory tract infection with poor response to antimicrobial treatment. The delay in its diagnosis is one of the main causes of its high lethality. Once suspected, respiratory secretion cultures, chest X ray examination and computed tomography should be obtained and galactomannan, a marker of hematogenous dissemination of the microorganism, should be determined. Although the repeated isolation of Aspergillus spp is suggestive of invasive disease, the definitive diagnosis requires cytopathological confirmation. Further studies should be performed in these patients, since the available information was obtained from the observations made in immunocompromised patients, and may not be applicable accurately to API among COPD patients.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: LILACS (Américas) Assunto principal: Aspergilose Broncopulmonar Alérgica / Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica Limite: Humanos Idioma: Espanhol Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Assunto da revista: Medicina Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: Espanha Instituição/País de afiliação: Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra/ES / Complexo Hospitalario de Santiago de Compostela/ES

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: LILACS (Américas) Assunto principal: Aspergilose Broncopulmonar Alérgica / Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica Limite: Humanos Idioma: Espanhol Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Assunto da revista: Medicina Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: Espanha Instituição/País de afiliação: Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra/ES / Complexo Hospitalario de Santiago de Compostela/ES