Chen Qiu is professor in respiratory diseases and critical care medicine at Shenzhen People's Hospital and the Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Professor Qiu is also the vice dean of Chinese Respiratory Medicine Education Institute.

Puxuan Lu is professor at Department of Radiology at the Shenzhen Third People's Hospital. Professor Lu is also the vice-chairman of Infectious Disease Radiology Specialty Committee of Chinese Society of Radiology.

Pinshi Wu is director of Department of Infectious Diseases of Shenzhen People's Hospital. Professor Wu is also the director of Teaching and Research Section of infectious diseases, Second Clinical Medical School, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

This book provides state-of-the-art information on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis to help specialists and clinical practitioners make appropriate decisions concerning the management of patients with this condition.

The incidence of pulmonary aspergillosis has increased steadily due to the widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, cytotoxic drugs, immunosuppressive agents and adrenal hormones, as well as the growing number of organ transplantations and AIDS patients. The book discusses various aspects of the disease, including its history, characteristics, laboratory examination, imaging features, clinical diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment principles, and also presents illustrated case studies.