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

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 May 2:2013:bcr2013008683. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008683.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / microbiology
  • Aspergillus*
  • Asthma* / complications
  • Cough / diagnosis*
  • Cough / etiology
  • Cough / microbiology
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Sinusitis / diagnosis*
  • Sinusitis / microbiology