Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a slowly progressive disease, caused by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus hypersensitivity when it is found in the airway. It usually affects asthmatics and patients with cystic fibrosis. We report the case of a 20-year-old male patient, student, farmer and rancher with chronic respiratory disease. The diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis was made on the basis of the clinical symptoms and complementary studies.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|
Thorax
January 2025
Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.
Tuberk Toraks
December 2024
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a complex hypersensitivity reaction observed in asthma as well as cystic fibrosis (CF) patients due to the colonization of the airways by Aspergillus fumigatus. While ABPA is most commonly observed in CF patients (2-9%), it is seen at a rate of 1-2% in patients diagnosed with asthma. ABPA is mostly seen in steroid dependent adult asthma patients and has rarely been reported in pediatric asthma patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Asthma Allergy
December 2024
Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Key Clinical Specialty, Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/mycosis (ABPA/M) is a complex non-infectious pulmonary benign disease characterized by an immune response against aspergillus/fungus. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), typically recognized as a tumor marker, also elevated in certain benign diseases. Few studies on ABPA/M cases presenting with elevated serum CEA levels have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Allergy Clin Immunol Glob
February 2025
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a disease resulting from an overactive type 2 response to . Initial studies suggest that asthma biologics can effectively treat ABPA, but it is unclear which biologic class is superior.
Objective: We sought to compare the effectiveness of asthma biologics in the treatment of ABPA.
QJM
December 2024
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China, NO.24, Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!