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Aspergillosis physical examination

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis patients often appear sick-looking, lethargic, and fatigued. In contrast, patients with pulmonary aspergilloma, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or allergic sinusitis often appear healthy. Physical examination of patients with pulmonary or invasive aspergillosis is usually remarkable for decreased breath sounds with wheezes, rales, and increased tactile fremitus. Physical examination of patients with cutaneous aspergillosis is usually remarkable for either single or multiple erythematous-to-violaceous cutaneous papules, macules, nodules, or plaques.[1][2][3]

Physical Exam

Physical Exam

General Appearance

  • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis patients often appear sick-looking, lethargic, and fatigued
  • Patients with pulmonary aspergilloma, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or allergic sinusitis often appear healthy

Vital Signs

Skin

HEENT

  • Facial tenderness
  • Excessive mucus secretion
  • Nasal inflammation

Cardiothoracic Examination

Extremities

References

References

  1. ↑ Aspergillosis. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillosis Accessed on February, 8 2016
  2. ↑ van Burik JA, Colven R, Spach DH (1998). “Cutaneous aspergillosis”. J Clin Microbiol. 36 (11): 3115–21. PMC 105285. PMID 9774549.
  3. ↑ Samarakoon P, Soubani A (2008). “Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with COPD: a report of five cases and systematic review of the literature”. Chron Respir Dis. 5 (1): 19–27. doi:10.1177/1479972307085637. PMID 18303098.

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