Aspergillosis - chest X-ray
From DrKoop's partner site on asthma, MyAsthmaCentral.com
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection. The fungus invades and destroys tissue. This type of infection usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Here, a chest x-ray shows that the fungus has invaded the lung tissue. The lungs are usually seen as black areas on an x-ray. The cloudiness on the left side of this x-ray is caused by the fungus.
Review Date: 05/02/2006  advertisement
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