Aspergillus in the lung: The spectrum of diseases

Document Type

Editorial

Department

Medicine; Pulmonary and Critical Care

Abstract

The infection caused by fungi associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. The frequency of pulmonary fungal infection is increasing over the past decades with the development of immuno-suppressed therapy, solid organ transplantation, steroid application and HIV-infection. Fungi causes the pulmonary infection include Candida, Cryptococcus, Aspergillus and others relatively uncommon fungus. Although the treatment is difficult, but the results are encouraging. Hence, this is a need of today to know these diseases well so that we are able to manage them scientifically.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine

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