Coexistence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and allergic aspergillus sinusitis in a patient without clinical asthma

All patients with prolonged cough with a history of atopy, even if not clinically asthmatic, should be evaluated for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); also, we suspect that we may miss the early diagnosis of ABPA if bronchial asthma is considered as a major criteria for the diagnosis o...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2013-05, Vol.2013, p.bcr2013008683
Main Authors: Ghosh, Gopal, Sharma, Brijesh, Chauhan, Ajay, Chawla, M P S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allergies
Antigens
Asia
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - diagnosis
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - microbiology
Aspergillus
Asthma
Asthma - complications
Cough - diagnosis
Cough - etiology
Cough - microbiology
Cystic fibrosis
Disease
Early Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Indian Sub-Continent
Mortality
Sinusitis - diagnosis
Sinusitis - microbiology
Tuberculosis
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
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Summary:All patients with prolonged cough with a history of atopy, even if not clinically asthmatic, should be evaluated for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); also, we suspect that we may miss the early diagnosis of ABPA if bronchial asthma is considered as a major criteria for the diagnosis of ABPA
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-008683