Imaging findings of multislice computed tomography in 21 patients with airway invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Airway invasive aspergillosis (AWIA) poses a diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific clinical manifestations. This study aimed to characterize the imaging findings of AWIA and explore the clinical characteristics that facilitate the diagnosis of AWIA.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on 21 patients clinically and pathologically diagnosed with AWIA. All subjects underwent chest multislice computed tomography (MSCT) scans, and their clinical data were collected. The computed tomography (CT) features were evaluated, and 17 patients received the follow-up of MSCT in our hospital.

Results

The high-frequency CT signs with an incidence of ≥60% included lobar and segmental bronchial lumen stenosis and wall thickening, patchy peribronchial consolid

SUBMITTER: Ni X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898349 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature