28 August 2021: Clinical Research
Characteristics of the Computed Tomography Imaging Findings in 72 Patients with Airway-Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Jing Wu 1ABCDEF , Tao Zhang 1BCDEF , Junping Pan 2ABCD , Qian Zhang 3B , Xin Lin 4B , Ligong Chang 5B , Yu-Chen Chen 1ACDF* , Xinying Xue 6ADF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931162
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931162
Table 1 History of various types of airway-invasive aspergillosis.
| Type I (2 patients) | Type II (52 patients) | Type III (18 patients) | Total (72 patients) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early II (3 patients) | IIa (27 patients) | IIb (22 patients) | ||||
| COPD | 1 (33.3%) | 5 (18.5%) | 8 (36.4%) | 10 (55.6%) | 24 (33.3%) | |
| Diabetes | 1 (50%) | 6 (22.2%) | 8 (36.4%) | 1 (5.6%) | 16 (22.2%) | |
| Post-influenza | 3 (11.1%) | 2 (9.1%) | 1 (5.6%) | 6 (8.3%) | ||
| Other | 1 (50%) | 3 (11.1%) | 3 (13.6%) | 1 (5.6%) | 8 (11.1%) | |
| COPD with diabetes | 1 (3.7%) | 2 (11.1%) | 3 (4.2%) | |||
| COPD with CTD | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (1.4%) | ||||
| Unknown reason | 1 (33.3%) | 9 (33.3%) | 1 (4.5%) | 3 (16.7%) | 14 (19.4%) | |
| COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CTD – connective tissue disease. | ||||||