Comparative clinicopathological manifestations of human aspergillosis. A review.

[en] Aspergillus species are important fungi of the environment, some of them being responsible for severe infections. Many distinct diseases form the human aspergillosis spectrum. The pathomechanisms differ according to the affected organ and the immune status of the patient. The fungus can be responsible for allergic reactions. It may also act as a saprophytic colonizer of air spaces. Infection may remain limited to the skin and nails. It may also be invasive, particularly in immunocompromised patients, in the lungs, paranasal sinus and gastro-intestinal tract. Hematogeneous disseminated aspergillosis represents another dramatic form of the disease.

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Dermatology

Author, co-author :

Pierard, Gérald ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie

Arrese Estrada, Jorge ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie

Quatresooz, Pascale ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie

Language :

English

Title :

Comparative clinicopathological manifestations of human aspergillosis. A review.

Publication date :

2004

Journal title :

Exogenous Dermatology: Physical, Chemical, Biological

ISSN :

1424-4616

eISSN :

1424-4624

Publisher :

Karger, Basel, Switzerland

Volume :

Pages :

144-153

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