What Is Fungal Pneumonia?
Fungal pneumonia is an infection in the lungs where fungi are the causative organism. It can be endemic in nature, indicating an infection caused by pathogenic organisms known to cause disease in healthy and sick people alike, or opportunistic, involving a fungus that normally doesn’t make people sick, but will cause infection in people with compromised immune systems, such as cancer patients. Treatment for fungal pneumonia requires administering an appropriate antifungal medication and providing the patient with supportive care so the medication has an opportunity to work.
