Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
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Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a group of chronic aspergillosis found in non-immunocompromised patients with prior or current lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacteriosis mycobacteriosis or conditions such as diabetes).
It can manifest as several forms 1.
- chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis (CCPA): considered the most common form.
- chronic necrotising pulmonary aspergillosis(CNPA)
- chronic fibrosing pulmonary aspergillosis(CFPA): may progress to this from CCPA in untreated cases
- Aspergillus
nodulenodule - aspergilloma
Clinical presentation
Patients usually present with chronic symptoms such as prolonged and relapsing cough, dyspnoea and weight loss. Acute symptoms such as haemoptysis and bronchial or pulmonary haemorrhage may however occasionally occur 3.
-<p><strong>Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) </strong>is a group of chronic aspergillosis found in non-immunocompromised patients with prior or current lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacteriosis or conditions such as diabetes).</p><p>It can manifest as several forms<sup> 1</sup>.</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) </strong>is a group of chronic aspergillosis found in non-immunocompromised patients with prior or current lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacteriosis or conditions such as diabetes).</p><p>It can manifest as several forms<sup> 1</sup>.</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/subacute-invasive-pulmonary-aspergillosis">chronic necrotising pulmonary aspergillosis</a> (CNPA)</li>- +<a href="/articles/subacute-invasive-pulmonary-aspergillosis">chronic necrotising pulmonary aspergillosis</a> (CNPA)</li>
-<a href="/articles/chronic-fibrosing-pulmonary-aspergillosis">chronic fibrosing pulmonary aspergillosis</a> (CFPA): may progress to this from CCPA in untreated cases</li>-<li><a href="/articles/aspergillus-nodule"><em>Aspergillus</em> nodule</a></li>- +<a href="/articles/chronic-fibrosing-pulmonary-aspergillosis">chronic fibrosing pulmonary aspergillosis</a> (CFPA): may progress to this from CCPA in untreated cases</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/aspergillus-nodule"><em>Aspergillus</em> nodule</a></li>
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