From: Clinical findings in 19 cases of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with liver cirrhosis
Characteristic | Patients (n= 19)(%) |
---|---|
Sex (males/females) | 12/7 |
Age, years, median (range) | 54 (30–75) |
Underlying liver disease | Â |
  Hepatitis B virus | 11 (57.89) |
  Alcoholic | 3 (15.79) |
  Autoimmune hepatitis | 1 (5.26) |
  Hybrid cause | 4 (21.05) |
Basic underlying disease | Â |
  Cardiovascular disease | 4 (21.05) |
  Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 2 (10.53) |
  Chronic lung diseases | 2 (10.53) |
Complications | Â |
  Hepatic encephalopathy | 8 (42.10) |
  Hepatic renal syndrome | 4 (21.05) |
  Upper gastric bleeding | 4 (21.05) |
  Ascites | 16 (84.21) |
  Hydrothorax | 10 (52.63) |
  Hepatic carcinoma | 2 (10.53) |
  CTP scores (mean ± SD) | 11 ± 2 |
  Child B | 6 (31.58) |
  Child C | 13 (68.42) |
  MELD (mean ± SD) | 22 ± 7 |
  Neutropenia | 2 (10.53) |
  Broad-spectrum antibiotics usage | 18 (94.74) |
  One antibiotic | 9 (47.37) |
  Two antibiotics | 4 (21.05) |
  Three antibiotics | 5 (26.32) |
  Steroids exposure(longer than 1 week) | 11 (57.89) |
Survival rate | Â |
  1 month | 5/19 |
  3 month | 4/19 |