A Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis With Bronchial Asthma.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2022
Abstract
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a fungal hypersensitivity reaction in chronic lung diseases like bronchial asthma and cystic fibrosis. It is caused by an allergic reaction to aspergillus antigen in the lung mucus resulting in airway inflammation and damage. This condition usually presents in a patient with asthma as a poorly controlled disease with recurrent infection symptoms that do not respond to standard antibiotic therapy. Diagnosis is made by chest X-ray, computed tomography, eosinophilia, and raised serum IgE on serology and immunological tests for aspergillus antigen. Lack of diagnosis and treatment of the condition can lead to respiratory failure from bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis.
Volume
14
Issue
9
First Page
29552
Last Page
29552
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Rajpopat, P. B., Desai, B. N., Abro, S., Garg, T., Amedu, O. S., Ejiyooye, T. F., Fonseca, A., Sajjad, T., Hambolu, E., & Khan, A. (2022). A Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis With Bronchial Asthma. Cureus, 14(9), e29552. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29552
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
36312634
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article