The radiological presentations of invasive pulmonary fungal infections and its clinical value in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2016.09.005
- VernacularTitle:儿童侵袭性肺部真菌感染的放射学表现及其临床价值
- Author:
Xinyu YUAN
;
Xiaoxu REN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Children;
Invasive pulmonary fungal infection;
Radiological presentations
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2016;23(9):595-599
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
With wide applications of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques,as well as immu-nosuppressors clinically,the morbidity of invasive pulmonary fungal infections( IPFIs)in children were in-creasing considerably and becoming one of the important diseases threat to life. The mortality of IPFIs in chil-dren would be reduced and the prognosis would be improved significantly with early diagnosis and treatment in-time. Radiological examinations were the basal component of the clinical evidences for diagnosing IPFIs. The main presentations include pulmonary nodules,some with“halo sign”in invasive pulmonary aspergillo-sis and pulmonary candidiasis,lobular consolidations and a little pleural effusion. Although there was no spe-cific findings radiologically,they would provide the proofs and clues for diagnosis of IPFIs combining with the data of clinics and laboratory.
