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ANGIOINVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS

“ The most common fungal infection to affect the severely immunosuppressed (commonly post-transplant, leukaemia and post-chemotherapy). Inv...

The most common fungal infection to affect the severely immunosuppressed (commonly post-transplant, leukaemia and post-chemotherapy). Invades blood vessels and causes pulmonary infarction. Rapid progression and high mortality.
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•  Nodules with a rim of ground-glass opacification (haemorrhage)—known as the ‘halo’ sign