Bronchiectasis:a case-based approach to investigation and management [PDF]
Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by a syndrome of productive cough and recurrent respiratory infections due to permanent dilatation of the bronchi.
Agarwal +17 more
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Bronchiectasis in India:results from the European Multicentre Bronchiectasis Audit and Research Collaboration (EMBARC) and Respiratory Research Network of India Registry [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis is a common but neglected chronic lung disease. Most epidemiological data are limited to cohorts from Europe and the USA, with few data from low-income and middle-income countries.
Aleemuddin, Naveed M. +63 more
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis misdiagnosed as pneumonia
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a fungal infection of lung predisposing in long-standing bronchial asthma and cystic fibrosis patients.
Tarun Kumar Suvvari +4 more
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Aspergillus felis in Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
We report a case of Aspergillus felis infection in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease who had overlapping features of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
Olivier Paccoud +8 more
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Corticosteroid treatment is associated with increased filamentous fungal burden in allergic fungal disease [PDF]
Background Allergic diseases caused by fungi are common. The best understood conditions are allergic bronchopulmonaryaspergillosis (ABPA) and severe asthma with fungal sensitisation (SAFS). Our knowledge of the fungal microbiome (mycobiome) is limited
Bowyer, P +7 more
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Allergic BronchoPulmonary Aspergillosis in Nepal
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.
Neha Agarwal +2 more
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Recurrent hemoptysis in a patient with bronchial asthma
Hemoptysis is not a common symptom in bronchial asthma. We aim to discuss the approach to a patient with uncontrolled asthma with recurrent hemoptysis in this case-based discussion.
Vishnu M Sharma, Baseer Ahmmad Walikar
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Cytokines induce effector T-helper cells during invasive aspergillosis; what we have learned about T-helper cells? [PDF]
Invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus species (Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus and A. terreus) is life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients.
Agam P. Singh +5 more
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Prevalence and fungal profile of pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients of a tertiary care hospital [PDF]
Background: Aspergillus is a fungus which may present an array of pulmonary manifestations, depending on the patient’s immunological and physiological state. Although the incidence of pulmonary aspergillosis occurs primarily in immunocompromised patients
Prakash Ved, Mishra Prem P, Verma Shashi K, Sinha Shivani, Sharma Mahendra
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Pictorial essay: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is the best-known allergic manifestation of Aspergillus-related hypersensitivity pulmonary disorders. Most patients present with poorly controlled asthma, and the diagnosis can be made on the basis of a ...
Ritesh Agarwal +4 more
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