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Table 2 Symptoms, laboratory and radiological findings of 11 COPD patients with IPA

From: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Symptom, n (%)

 

  Fever

5 (45.4)

  Cough

10 (90.9)

  Dyspnea

11 (100)

  Sputum

7 (63.6)

  Hemoptysis

2 (18.1)

Laboratory, average ± SD or median (IQR)

 

  White blood cell, 103/mL

13.5 ± 5.2

  Hemoglobin, g/dL

12.0 ± 2.8

  Thrombocyte, 103/mL

352.1 ± 175.1

  Sedimentation, mm/hour

88 ± 25

  CRP, mg/L

117 ± 50

  Galactomannan, ng/mL

0.54 (0.17-9.16)

Radiological findings, n (%)

 

Chest X-ray

 

  Infiltration

7 (63.6)

  Cavity

3 (27.2)

  Nodule

3 (27.2)

  Pleural fluid

2 (18.1)

  Consolidation

2 (18.1)

Worsening radiological findingsa

7 (63.6)

Computed tomography

 

  Infiltration

8 (72.7)

  Nodule

4 (36.3)

  Consolidation

3 (27.2)

  Cavitation

3 (27.2)

  Pleural fluid

2 (18.1)

  1. IQR, Interquartile range.
  2. aNew images of infection appeared or old lesions worsened compared to previous chest radiographs.