Symptoms of Aspergillus Infection:
Depending on the type of infection and what part of the body is affected the symptoms of will vary; notwithstanding, below are some of the most common.
Symptoms of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis may include the following:
- Cough
- Coughing up blood or brownish mucus plugs
- Fever
- General overall ill feeling (malaise)
- Wheezing
- Weight loss
Other symptoms depend on the part of the body affected, and may include one or more of the following:
- Blood in the urine
- Bone pain
- Chest pain
- Chills
- Decreased urine output
- Headaches
- Increased phlegm production, which may be bloody
- Shortness of breath
- Skin sores (lesions)
- Vision problems
There are some tests that help diagnose Aspergillus infection:
- Aspergillus antibody test
- Chest x-ray
- Complete blood count
- CT scan
- Galactomannan (a molecule from the fungus that is sometimes found in the blood)
- Immunoglobulin E blood level
- Lung function tests
- Sputum stain and culture for Aspergillus
- Tissue biopsy