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*''Aspergillus fumigatus'' causes [[Nasal cavity - inflammatory#Infectious causes of rhinitis|rhinitis]] and in [[Fungal infections#|respiratory tract inflammation]], also [[Paranasal sinuses - inflammatory#Infectious causes of sinusitis|sinusitis]], [[Guttural pouches - inflammatory|guttural pouch mycosis]]

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*Worldwide

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*Sometimes appears on [[Nasal cavity - hyperplastic and neoplastic#Progressive ethmoidal haematoma|lesions of ethmoidal haematoma]]

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[[Image:~~Nasal_aspergillosis~~.jpg]]

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*Common laboratory contaminants

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[[Image:Aspergillus cleistothecia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Aspergillus cleistothecia''' Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]

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*Widely found in nature

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**Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions

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**Abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage

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*Pathogenic species include ''Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. nidulans, A.niger'' and ''A. terreus''

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*May cause primary or secondary disease

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**Infection may be acute, chronic or benign

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Produces [[Mycotoxins|Aflatoxin]]

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Causes [[Aspergillosis]]

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[[Category:Systemic_Mycoses]]

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[[Category:To_Do_-_Fungi]]

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