Pulmonary aspergillosis - invasive type
Alternative names
Acute invasive aspergillosis; Aspergillosis - acute invasive
Definition
The invasive type of pulmonary aspergillosis is an acute fungal infection of the lungs that produces illness almost exclusively in immunosuppressed or immunodeficient people.
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