aspergillosis
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- noun
- /ˌæspərdʒɪˈloʊsɪs/
- Specialized
- Aspergillosis is a fungal disease caused by Aspergillus fungus of the Ascomycetes group, which have a worldwide distribution.
- invasive aspergillosis
- pulmonary aspergillosis
Examples
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A. fumigatus, which has been found in many indoor samples, is more often associated with the infectious disease aspergillosis.
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Biopsy of this area revealed invasive fungal sinusitis consistent with aspergillosis.
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All five of these patients had pulmonary Aspergillosis on autopsy.
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Neutropenia has been reported in up to 50% of patients with AIDS and Aspergillosis.
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Four of them had Aspergillosis and another had pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Cavitary lung disease was found only in patients with aspergillosis and tuberculosis.
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Our decision was based on studies showing that these two agents had a beneficial synergistic effect in animals with experimental pulmonary aspergillosis.
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Clinically, invasive aspergillosis and mucormycoses are difficult to distinguish due to their similar presentation and progression.
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The clinical diagnosis of pulmonary Aspergillosis is difficult and elusive, even when FFB is performed, and most of the data available in AIDS patients come from autopsy studies.
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Aspergillosis is a serious condition that can severely affect the lungs of patients with weakened immune systems.
Synonyms
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An illness a fungus causes in the body, often on the skin or nails
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A disease in a person or animal caused by a fungus
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
aspergillosis = Aspergillus (semi-transparent) = Aspergillus + osis
The disease name is formed regularly from the fungus name Aspergillus plus the medical suffix -osis, but the specialized medical meaning is not fully transparent to general learners.
Etymology
The word aspergillosis comes from the name of the fungus Aspergillus, which itself was named after the Latin word aspergillum meaning 'holy water sprinkler' because the fungus' spores look like tiny sprinklers. The ending -osis means 'disease', so aspergillosis is the disease caused by the Aspergillus fungus, often affecting the lungs.