Eosinophilic pleural effusion complicating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
Respiration
; 82(5): 478-81, 2011.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21311176
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is primarily a disease of patients with cystic fibrosis or asthma, who typically present with bronchial obstruction, fever, malaise, and expectoration of mucus plugs. We report a case of a young man with a history of asthma who presented with cough, left-sided pleuritic chest pain and was found to have lobar atelectasis and an eosinophilic, empyematous pleural effusion. Bronchoscopy and sputum cultures grew Aspergillus fumigatus, and testing confirmed strong allergic response to this mold, all consistent with a diagnosis of ABPA. This novel and unique presentation of ABPA expands on the differential diagnosis of eosinophilic pleural effusions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary
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Aspergillus fumigatus
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Asthma
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Sputum
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Eosinophils
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Respiration
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
Switzerland