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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis [PDF]

Revista Alergia México, 2014
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 brosis. We report the case of a 20-
Juan Carlos Fernández de Córdova-Aguirre, Andrea Aída Velasco-Medina, Diego Antonio Cariño-Cartagena, Guillermo Velázquez-Sámano   +3 more
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2016
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), a progressive fungal allergic lung disease, is a common complication of asthma or cystic fibrosis. Although ABPA has been recognized since the 1950s, recent research has underscored the importance of Th2 ...
Michael C. Tracy, Caroline U. A. Okorie, Elizabeth A. Foley, Richard B. Moss   +3 more
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ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS

RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2019
Aspergillus is a saprophytic mold and its natural habitat is the soil. It is found worldwide indoors and outdoors in potted soil, compost, freshly cut grasses, decaying vegetation and in sewers.
Rashmi D’Mello, Sasikumar Kilaikode, Sami L. Bahna   +2 more
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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.
Kana Ram Jat, Pankaj C Vaidya, Joseph L Mathew, Sunil Jondhale, Meenu Singh   +4 more
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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.
Neha Agarwal, Prajowl Shrestha, Ramesh Chokhani   +2 more
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Finger-In-Glove Sign in Congenital Bronchial Atresia. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We present a case of congenital lung malformation diagnosed in a previously healthy 45‐year‐old female who presented with intermittent cough and whose chest computed tomography showed the finger‐in‐glove sign. ABSTRACT A previously healthy 45‐year‐old female presented with intermittent cough. Chest computed tomography showed finger‐in‐glove sign. Blood
Xu J, Gong H, Tong R, Liu M, Cui X.
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Combined ImmunoCAP and Western Blot for the Diagnosis of Aspergillus Lung Disease. [PDF]

Mycoses
ABSTRACT Background Pulmonary aspergillosis is a major global health concern, yet its diagnosis remains challenging. Aspergillus‐specific IgG measurement is essential for identifying chronic and allergic forms. Objective This study aimed to evaluate a quantitative method, the ImmunoCAP assay IgG m3 (ICAP) (Phadia‐ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, USA),
Petit E, Cortaredona S, Sicco S, Ranque S, Menu E.   +4 more
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis [PDF]

Allergy & Clinical Immunology International - Journal of the World Allergy Organization, 2005
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunologically mediated lung disease which occurs predominantly in patients with asthma, and is caused by hypersensitivity to colonized Aspergillus fumigatus. It is a chronic, relapsing disorder which can clinically range from mild asthma to fibrotic lung disease.
I, Tillie-Leblond, A-B, Tonnel
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis With Elevated Serum Tumour Marker Levels [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with mucus plugs in the bronchi may present with elevated levels of serum tumour markers as well as multiple nodular shadows on chest x‐rays, requiring differentiation from malignancy. ABSTRACT We present the case of a 56‐year‐old woman diagnosed with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) who showed ...
Ishikawa H, Anzai M, Kishimoto A, Namiki T, Nakagawa R, Sunabe H, Inui T, Watanabe H, Dai Y, Sakamoto T.   +9 more
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Low Th17 cells in patients with cystic fibrosis and allergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis. [PDF]

Pediatr Allergy Immunol
Abstract Background Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity response to the allergens of Aspergillus fumigatus, which is the most frequently isolated fungus from the sputum of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Because a low number of Th17 lymphocytes is associated with the risk of fungal infections, we investigated ...
Timpano S, Bellicini I, Poli P, Moratto D, Cortesi M, Salvi M, Chiarini M, Padoan R, Pezzotta R, Fiorentini S, Caruso A, Giacomelli M, Badolato R.   +12 more
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