Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis complicating pulmonary cystic echinococcosis: a global systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human cystic echinococcosis frequently involves the lungs, and colonization of a residual cavity with Aspergillus spores can lead to chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA).

Objectives

We pooled and characterized cases of CPA co-existing with pulmonary cystic echinococcosis (PCE) through a systematic review of globally published data.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources and methods

Primary literature was identified through searches of various electronic databases, including CINAHL, Ovid MEDLINE, MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and African Journal Online. The search encompassed articles from inception to February 2024, using medical subject heading search terms "chronic pulmonary aspergill

SUBMITTER: Bongomin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12748504 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature