ASPERGILLOSIS PROGNOSIS |
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The likelihood of recovery from
aspergillosis depends on any underlying medical conditions, the
patient's general health, and the specific type of aspergillosis. If
the problem is based on an allergic response, as in ABPA, the
patient will likely respond well to systemic steroids.
Patients who require lung surgery, especially those who have
problems with coughing up blood, have a mortality rate of about
7-14%, and complications or recurrence may result in a higher
overall death rate. However, by treating aspergilloma with other,
non-surgical methods, that risk rises to 26%, making surgery a
better option in some cases.
Unfortunately, the prognosis for the most serious form, invasive
aspergillosis, is quite poor, largely because these patients have
little resilience due to their underlying disorders. Death rates
have ranged from about 50% in some studies to as high as 95% for
bone-marrow recipients and patients with AIDS. The course of the
illness can be rapid, resulting in death within a few months of
diagnosis. |
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