Childhood allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Lung India, 2018 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a pulmonary disease caused by Aspergillus induced hypersensitivity. It usually occurs in immunocompetent but susceptible patients with bronchial asthma and cystic fibrosis.
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Allergic BronchoPulmonary Aspergillosis in Nepal
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014 Allergic BronchoPulmonary Aspergillosis is clinically under recognized and often misdiagnosed in Nepal. A total of 15 cases of ABPA were enrolled in this case series.
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Aspergilose broncopulmonar alérgica com imagem radiológica em "dedo de luva" Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presenting a glove-finger shadow in radiographic images [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2006 A aspergilose broncopulmonar alérgica é uma doença pulmonar que ocorre em pacientes com asma ou fibrose cística, desencadeada pela reação de hipersensibilidade à presença do fungo Aspergilus fumigatus nas vias aéreas.
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Efficacy of dupilumab as an alternative to corticosteroids in the treatment of exacerbations of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsKey message The pathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis involves not only eosinophils but also plasma cells that produce immunoglobulin E.
Masamitsu Hamakawa, Tadashi Ishida
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Lymphocytes in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioscience, 2003 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity lung disease mediated by an allergic late-phase inflammatory response to Aspergillus fumigatus antigens. ABPA is characterized by markedly elevated Aspergillus-specific and total IgE levels and eosinophilia, and manifested by wheezing, pulmonary infiltrates and bronchiectasis and ...
Alan P. Knutsen
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Aspergillus-Related Lung Disease [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2005 Aspergillus is a ubiquitous dimorphic fungus that causes a variety of human diseases ranging in severity from trivial to life-threatening, depending on the host response.
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Impact of
Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2011 For decades, fungi have been recognized as associated with asthma and other reactive airway diseases. In contrast to type I-mediated allergies caused by pollen, fungi cause a large number of allergic diseases such as allergic bronchopulmonary mycoses ...
Chaudhary Neelkamal, Marr Kieren A
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: the spectrum of computed tomography appearances [PDF]
, 1997 Although computed tomography (CT) of the thorax has been compared to plain chest radiography and bronchography for demonstration of central bronchiectasis (CB) in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), the CT presentation of the disease is yet ...
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The Frequency of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Asthma [PDF]
Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul, 2020 Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA is an unusual but not rare illness that affects young atopic adults with allergic asthma. There are clinical and laboratory tests for the diagnosis of ABPA, these tests include history of asthma ...
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Diagnostics, 2023 Background: The prevalence of aspergillus sensitization (AS) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in asthmatic children remains unclear.
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