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Acute pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompetent subjects after exposure to bark chippings

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: We describe 2 cases of immunocompetent males with acute community-acquired invasive pulmonary aspergillosis developing shortly after spreading bark chippings. One patient with a fatal outcome was initially diagnosed as allergic alveolitis rather than infection and received steroid treatment illustrating the obvious challenges in the differential diagnosis between these disease entities.

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1080/00365540600606580

Authors: Maiken Cavling Arendrup, B. Ronan O'Driscoll, Eskild Petersen, David W. Denning

Institutions: Statens Serum Institut, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus Universitetshospital