Aspergillosis

A rare infectious disease caused by inhalation of the opportunistic fungus <i>aspergillus</i> that can lead to the following manifestations: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), aspergilloma, chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (CNPA), and invasive aspergillosis (IA). Aspergilloma occurs in patients with cavitary lung disease and results in a fungal mass with variable clinical presentations from asymptomatic to life-threatening (massive hemoptysis). CNPA manifests as subacute pneumonia in patients with underlying disease. IA is disseminated aspergillosis that eventually invades other organs. Cutaneous aspergillosis is usually the dermatological manifestation of IA that manifests as erythematous-to-violaceous plaques or papules, often characterized by a central necrotic ulcer or eschar.

Visual loss

Loss of visual acuity (implying that vision was better at a certain timepoint in life). Otherwise the term reduced visual acuity should be used (or a subclass of that).


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PMID (PMCID)
24616901
 MALE Middle Aged
Sudden loss of vision in an Acute Medical Unit.
Arif M, Jordaan J, Garcia Arias V.
Acute Med. 2014;13(1):26-8.
Although uncommon, visual loss is a recognised complication of disseminated aspergillosis and is more likely in immune-compromised patients and those with diabetes.
25593888
(4293859)
 OTHER
Visual loss due to paranasal sinus invasive aspergillosis in a diabetic patient.
Rallis G, Gkinis G, Dais P, Stathopoulos P.
Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2014;4(2):247-50.
Visual loss due to paranasal sinus invasive aspergillosis in a diabetic patient.
10827465
 MALE
[Invasive aspergillosis of the orbit in immunocompetence].
Framme C, Rosenfeld J, Sachs HG.
Ophthalmologe. 2000;97(4):280-4.
The main findings of unilateral acute visual loss and pre-operations of the paranasal sinuses in combination with persistent headache can lead to the suspect of an aspergillosis infection.
10485016
 MALE
Reversible neuropraxic visual loss induced by allergic Aspergillus flavus sinomycosis.
Attallah M, Hashash M, al-Muhaimeed H, Dousary S, al Rabah A, Kharashi S.
Am J Rhinol. 1999;13(4):295-8.
The immediate gain in vision and continued improvement without corticosteroid therapy suggest a new hypothesis for visual loss induced by allergic sinonasal Aspergillosis.
7627896
 MIXED_SAMPLE
Invasive rhinosino-orbital aspergillosis with precipitous visual loss.
Mauriello JA Jr, Yepez N, Mostafavi R, Barofsky J, Kapila R, Baredes S, Norris J.
Can J Ophthalmol. 1995;30(3):124-30.
Invasive rhinosino-orbital aspergillosis with precipitous visual loss.