se in critically unwell patients without traditional host factors because radiological changes are usually nonspecific (e.g. infiltrates, consolidation or nodules), with features such as halo sign, air-crescent sign or cavitation being rare [24]. For these reasons Schauwvlieghe et al. [13] developed the modified AspICU criteria to help diagnose IAPA which (in the absence of histology) essentially relies on mycological evidence of Aspergil