From: Fungal colonization in patients with chronic respiratory diseases from Himalayan region of India
Radiological finding | No. of patients | Culture +ve patients (%) | Isolates | No. of Isolates (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Consolidation | 18 | 9 (50) | C. albicans | 5(27.8) |
 |  |  | A. flavus | 2(11.1) |
 |  |  | A. fumigatus | 2(11.1) |
Collapse | 9 | 4 (44.4) | A. flavus | 2(22.2) |
 |  |  | A. fumigatus | 1(11.1) |
 |  |  | C. tropicalis | 1(11.1) |
Nodular lesion | 8 | 2 (25) | C. albicans | 1(12.5) |
 |  |  | A. niger | 1(12.5) |
Consolidation + Pleural effusion | 5 | 3 (60) | C. tropicalis | 1(20) |
 |  |  | A. flavus | 1(20) |
 |  |  | A. fumigatus | 1(20) |
Normal | 10 | 5 (50) | C. albicans | 3(30) |
 |  |  | A. flavus | 1(10) |
 |  |  | A. niger | 1(10) |
Pleural effusion | 2 | 1 (50) | A. niger | 1(50) |
Fibrotic change + Pleural thickness | 3 | 1 (33.3) | C. albicans | 1(33.3) |
Cavity | 4 | 2 (50) | C. albicans | 2(50) |
Reticulonodular lesion | 1 | 1 (100) | C. neoformans | 1(100) |