A fungus ball in the lungs may cause no symptoms and may be discovered only with a chest X-ray, or it may cause repeated coughing up of blood, chest pain, and occasionally severe, even fatal, bleeding. A rapidly invasive Aspergillus infection in the lungs often causes cough, fever, chest pain, and difficulty breathing. Poorly controlled<unk>  can disseminate through the blood to cause widespread organ damage. Symptoms include fever, chills, shock, delirium, seizures, and blood clots. The person may develop kidney failure, liver failure (causing jaundice), and breathing difficulties. Death can occur quickly.<unk>  of the ear canal causes itching and occasionally pain. Fluid draining overnight from the ear may leave a stain on the pillow.<unk>  of the sinuses causes a feeling of congestion and sometimes pain or discharge. It can extend beyond the sinuses. In addition to the symptoms, an X-ray or computerised tomography (CT) scan of the infected area provides clues for making the diagnosis. Whenever possible, a doctor sends a sample of infected material to a laboratory to confirm identification of the fungus.
Aspergillosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Aspergilloma
Mucormycosis
Histoplasmosis
Tuberculosis
Lobomycosis
Sycosis