How to Get Rid of Aspergillus From the Lungs

Aspergillus is a species of fungus that is common in an everyday environment, growing in places such as soil and household dust. As a result of man's close proximity with the fungus, it is often inhaled, but your body is able to get rid of any inhaled spores. However, if you have a weak immune system, the fungus in your lungs can lead to a condition known as allergic brochopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA).

Instructions

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  Get to know the symptoms of ABPA, so that you can identify it early on. Medline Plus describes the symptoms as including weight loss, excess coughing, shortness of breath, fever and coughing up mucus or blood.

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  Speak to a doctor and request treatment as soon as you can, to prevent the condition from worsening. Your doctor will prescribe anti-asthma drugs to help cure ABPA, as well as giving you a course of oral corticosteroids, which will help to clear your airways and lungs.

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  Progress to more intensive treatment if corticosteroids are not clearing the fungus from your lungs. Voriconazole, which is an antifungal medicine, can be taken either orally or administered via an intravenous line. This course of medical help lasts for several weeks, but it will clear the fungus from your lungs eventually.