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. 2020 Aug;12(4):353–363. doi: 10.18502/ijm.v12i4.3940

Table 6.

Detailed information of each patient involved with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis categorized based on EORTC/MSC a (2008) criteria

Row Age (years) Gender Underlying disease Symptoms GM c level in BAL d specimen CT e scan Direct examination Culture IPAf
1 30 Male AIDSb Cough, dyspnea, weight loss 0.7 - Branching septate hyphae A. fumigatus Possible
2 53 Male Solid tumor Recurrent fever, chest pain, cough 2.3 Nodular lesions Branching septate hyphae A. flavus Probable
3 35 Female Lupus Cough, dyspnea, Purulent sputum 0.5 - Branching septate hyphae A .flavus Possible
4 63 Female Solid tumor Cough, Purulent sputum, dyspnea 0.2 - Branching septate hyphae A. niger Possible
5 71 Male Solid tumor Hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain 2.1 Cavity Branching septate hyphae A. flavus Probable
a

EORTC/MSC; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Mycoses Study Group;

b

AIDS, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;

c

GM, galactomannan;

d

BAL, Bronchoalveolar lavages;

e

CT scan, computerized tomography scan;

f

IPA, Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis