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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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Clinical Characteristics of Difficult-To-Treat Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Its Prediction Score. [PDF]

Allergy
A retrospective cohort of newly diagnosed treatment‐naive patients with ABPA in Japan who were followed up for up to 3 years after the primary diagnosis was analyzed to explore the clinical remission rate and clinical characteristics of ABPA resistant to standard treatment or prone to exacerbation during/after treatment.
Tanaka J, Oguma T, Ishiguro T, Taniguchi H, Nishiuma T, Tateno H, Matsumoto H, Koshimizu N, Ito Y, Matsunaga K, Matsushima H, Uchida Y, Yokomura K, Yasuba H, Suzuki J, Hattori S, Okada N, Tomomatsu K, Asano K, ABPM Research Program.   +19 more
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis Caused by <i>Schizophyllum commune</i> Successfully Treated With Mepolizumab. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
This report describes the case of a patient with allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) caused by S. commune complicated by refractory bronchial asthma (BA), who had a mucus plug and was unresponsive to corticosteroid and antifungal therapy. Mepolizumab effectively treated ABPM.
Kakiuchi M, Takigawa Y, Sato K, Watanabe H, Kudo K, Sato A, Fujiwara K, Shibayama T.   +7 more
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An Uncommon Case of Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) Associated With Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) Reversed by Mepolizumab. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
In this article, we describe a rare clinical presentation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) manifesting primarily with pulmonary involvement, diagnosed as Non‐Specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP). Remarkably, the interstitial lung disease showed near‐complete reversibility following targeted inhibition of the IL‐5 pathway with mepolizumab ...
Lipsi R, Coppola A, Carriera L, Moretti R, Dodaj M.   +4 more
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Steroid‐Refractory Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia (COP) in a Patient With Mannose‐Binding Lectin (MBL) Deficiency [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
A 67‐year‐old man with cryptogenic organising pneumonia developed recurrent relapses despite corticosteroid and mycophenolate therapy. A complete absence of mannose‐binding lectin was identified, suggesting impaired apoptotic cell clearance as a contributor to persistent inflammation.
Dimeas I, Sinis S, Kirgou P, McCarthy C, Daniil Z.   +4 more
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Recrudescence of Natalizumab-Induced Pneumonitis and Peripheral Hypereosinophilia: Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report a rare case of recrudescence of natalizumab‐induced pneumonitis and peripheral hypereosinophilia, thereby uniquely satisfying the re‐exposure principle outlined by the Naranjo Adverse Drug Reaction Probability Scale. This strengthens the evidence of rare but serious side effects of natalizumab, emphasising the importance of monitoring for ...
Arwi G, Chhor L, Malipatil V.
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Occurrence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis during immunosuppressive treatment: a case report [PDF]

, 2016
Immunosuppressive therapy has been-until the recent release of new guidelines on diagnosis and management-the recommended treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
CERRI, Stefania, LUPPI, Fabrizio, RICHELDI, Luca, SGALLA, Giacomo   +3 more
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Heterologous carriers in the anamnestic antihapten response [PDF]

, 1968
Anamnestic antihapten responses were obtained to trinitrophenyl (TNP) when rabbits sensitized to trinitrophenyl-hemocyanin (TNP-KLH) were challenged with TNP-heterologous protein conjugates.
Campbell, Dan H., Rittenberg, Marvin B.
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A rare case of calcified pulmonary aspergilloma

Lung India, 2014
Pulmonary aspergilloma is caused by colonization and proliferation of Aspergillus in the preexisting cavities in lungs. Diagnosis of pulmonary aspergilloma is usually made based on chest X-ray findings, presence of serum precipitins against aspergillus ...
K A Vishak, A P Yogitha, A P Preetam, R Anand, U B Naik   +4 more
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An atypical acute exacerbation of COPD due to Aspergillus fumigatus

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2020
A 64-year-old male with a history of stabile chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with increasing dyspnea and sputum for the last two months. Complete blood count showed WBC 14x103/ml, Hgb: 14.2 g/dL and eosinophilia. Blood biochemistry
Cuneyt Tetikkurt, Bahar Kubat, Seza Tetikkurt, Gulsum Karakas   +3 more
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