Cases of systemic mycosis are seldom recognized or reported and they usually were in advertently found during examination for other diseases. Examinations for mycotic infection were usually considered only after results of examinations did not support the suspected bacterial infection. The increased use of antibiotics and corticosteroids, and the increasing number of cases with immunodeficiency…
There are three possible mode that Aspergillus could act as a disease agent, namely as a toxigenic, allergenic or pathogenic agent. Aspergillus as a toxigenic agent could not be applied in aspergillosis of the lung as the lesion are confined to the lungs while aflatoxin, which is produced by Aspergillus in agricultural products, will incuce hepatoma if ingested adequately. To differentiate whet…