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[Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis associated with an acute influenza virus infection]
Revue Des Maladies Respiratoires
|January 1, 1985
Abstract:
We report a fatal case of invasive pulmonary aspergilloma (API) in association with an influenza A virus infection, occurring in a patient without any factor generally associated with a lowering of immunocompetence. There are five cases in the literature associating these two infections: the immunosuppressive effect of the influenza virus is possibly responsible for the mycotic invasive mass often encountered in the immunosuppressed.
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We describe a fatal case of invasive pulmonary aspergilloma (API) in a patient with influenza A virus infection. This rare association suggests influenza may lower immune function, enabling fungal infections.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Mycology
Background:
- Invasive pulmonary aspergilloma (API) is a serious fungal infection.
- API typically occurs in immunocompromised individuals.
- Co-infections with viral pathogens can complicate clinical presentation.