Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in children [PDF]
AbstractAllergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a pulmonary disease caused by Aspergillus induced hypersensitivity that occurs in immunocompetent but susceptible patients with asthma and/or cystic fibrosis (CF). In children, ABPA remains mostly undiagnosed resulting in one of the most common causes of poorly controlled asthma and highly ...
Sara Manti+7 more
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an inflammatory disease caused by immunologic reactions initiated against Aspergillus fumigatus colonizing the airways of patients with asthma and cystic fibrosis. The common manifestations include treatment-resistant asthma, transient and fleeting pulmonary opacities and ...
Agarwal, Ritesh+7 more
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: diagnostic and treatment challenges [PDF]
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a pulmonary disorder, occurring mostly in asthmatic and cystic fibrosis patients, caused by an abnormal T-helper 2 lymphocyte response of the host to Aspergillus fumigatus antigens.
CINICOLA, BIANCA LAURA+3 more
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Prospective evaluation of a new Aspergillus IgG EIA kit for the diagnosis of chronic and allergic pulmonary aspergillosis [PDF]
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Bailly, S.+12 more
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis [PDF]
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is not a common condition, even though asthma due to sensitization to Aspergillus antigen is very common in many countries because of the ubiquitous distribution of the fungus itself. During the course of 14 years, the Mycology Department of the V. P.
T G, Radha, R, Viswanathan
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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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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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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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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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