Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Chronic respiratory symptom or systemic symptom; i.e. the existence of at least one of the symptoms of fever, weight loss, sputum, cough, hemoptysis, fatigue, and dyspnea (2) New infiltrates or cavity formation or expansion of pre-existing cavities with or without peri-cavitary infiltrates and adjacent pleural thickening in last six months. (3) At least one positive result of serologic tests including Aspergillus antigen test, antibody test and/or any positive evidences if existence of Aspergillus species by molecular diagnosis, culture positive and pathological findings. (4) Positive findings of at least one of the inflammation markers such as white blood cell (WBC) counts, value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who received L-AMB within one month before the time of enrollment 2.Patients with intravenous leukocyte infusion 3.Pregnant patients 4.Patients with renal insufficiency(CKD morethan 3b) 5.Patients anticipating being postrenal failure using abdominal ultracound 6.Patients with cardiac disorders(EF less than 50% or E/A more than 1 using echocardiography) 7.Patients deemed ineligible by the attending physicians for various reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of the renal dysfunction between hydration group and non-hydration group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The change of various electrolytes The change of renal dysfunctional marker The change of body weight | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Department of Respiratory Medicine