NHS Specialised Services

Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Treatment

Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis is a chronic, incurable progressive infection of the lung with the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus that follows a lung insult (typically sarcoidosis, atypical TB or recurrent pneumothoraces) and occurs in those with one or more innate genetic defects.

Clinical Management of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis

The service is an assessment and long-term clinical management service. It enables the  specific nature of any detected aspergillus infection to be classified and those patients confirmed to have chronic infection within the parameters of the service are offered clinically appropriate treatment options that may include:

 

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National Aspergillosis Centre