Clinical and Autopsy Analysis of Systemic Fungal Diseases:A Report of 31 Cases
- VernacularTitle:31例深部真菌病临床和尸检分析
- Author:
Fei HAO
;
Heng YAN
;
Qingyi YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mycoses;
Autopsy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
2003;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of systemic fungal infection in patients at auto-psy and its association with clinical data.Methods The materials from unselected adult patients were exa-mined at necropsy in our hospital from1971to2000,and the fungal species were identified by their mor-phologies in pathology.The clinical and pathological data were compared.Results The rate of fungal infec-tion was7.8%(31/396)among396cases.Seventeen(54.8%)of the31cases were infected with as-pergillus.The frequencies of organs involved with fungal infection were83.87%in lungs,48.39%in kid-neys,35.48%in brain and29.03%in heart,respectively.The fungal infection attributed directly to death in21cases.Conclusion Systemic fungal infection is one of the most common fatal causes among the critically ill patients,and aspergillosis becomes a major pathogenic fungus for patients with systemic fungal infection at autopsy.
