RE: Question about mold colonization

[Guest guest]

mold colonizing in your sinuses,

Dr. Marinkovich said to look for a thickening around the edges of the

sinuses when you look at the scan.

[Guest guest]

They are talking about " mycoses " (which means colonization by fungi)

They can be a very serious situation, and many kinds of mycoses can be

fatal. They are major killers in hospitals.

Its difficult to get verification because the 'hyphae' of fungi can be

very hard to spot. They need to do a special stain of cells taken from

a biopsy or discover the fungal DNA using PCR.. This is all done by

doctors who specialize in the infected area.. for example, to treat a

fungal infection of the lungs you would see a pulmonologist..

Aspergillosis is a mycosis that often occurs in the lungs.. but it can

occur elsewhere, like the sinuses or orbits of the eye.. The danger

there is that it sometimes spreads to the brain..

That is a very nasty situation..

For more on mycoses see

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?term=mycosis

[Guest guest]

For the lungs xray and culture the flem you cough up.    Sinuses they swab and

culture.   Unless you have a Dr who excepts the Marinkovichs IgG panel.  Than

its a quick blood test and wait a week or was it 2 ?  I'm sure there is a few

more but its finding the Doc to do them.

K

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Diane: Here is a good look at Aspergillus in the lung as colonized. Mind you, if

you are the least bit squeamish do not look at it. And, it is not in this

response to your request intended to frighten anyone. Word to the wise. (Skip it

and go to number 2):

1) http://radiology.uchc.edu/eAtlas/RESP/816.htm

2) http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=470565 (in image

#606, shown in upper left hand corner of the lungs - in X-ray images the lungs

appear black/dark against the heart, trachea, ribs, and other body parts.

However, up in the left hand corner you will note a white mass. This view of

Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis is quite defined. Many X-Rays with Aspergillus

colonization are very fine almost " angel hair " like in appearance and so medical

personnel often miss them, hence misdiagnosis. One really has to know what

he/she is looking for and be familiar/well-trained with the subject matter.

Hope this helps answer your question as educational only and not medical

advisement. Usually, when images are this defined, the patient is very

critically ill and this is not the norm.

Have a blessed day.

Doug Haney

@...: dianebolton@...: Tue, 29 Jul

2008 22:01:26 +0000Subject: [] Question about mold " colonization "

Hi Folks: I have read here on a number of occasions about mold " colonization "

(dont know if I spelled that correctly.) If you have mold coloizing in your

lungs or sinuses, is it something that would show up on an x-ray and if not, how

do they make the diagnosis? Thanks alot. Diane

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