Pulmonary disease caused by the fungus
Aspergillus has traditionally been regarded as belonging to one of the following, apparently distinct, entities: saprophytic aspergilloma;
allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); and invasive aspergillosis (IPA); which may be further categorised as angioinvasive,
acute or chronic airway invasive) [1]. It is not always obvious that there is overlap between these entities, and that in
any given patient more than one
Aspergillus-related pathological process can co-exist [2]. The aim of this article is to review the clinical and imaging features of
the main categories of
Aspergillus-related pulmonary disease and, in particular, to highlight the overlap between them.
Keywords Computed tomography - Mycetoma - Immunocompromise - Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis - Aspergillosis