Table 6.
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 |
EORTC/MSC; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Mycoses Study Group;
AIDS, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
GM, galactomannan;
BAL, Bronchoalveolar lavages;
CT scan, computerized tomography scan;
IPA, Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis