Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis – pathophysiology, histology, diagnosis, and treatment
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[Diagnosis and treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis].
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an underdiagnosed pulmonary disorder in asthmatic patients and patients with cystic fibrosis. Its clinical and diagnostic manifestations arise from an allergic response to multiple antigens expressed by fungi, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus, colonizing the bronchial mucus. The clinical course is one of recurrent exacerbations characterized ...
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OBJECTIVE The present study aims to overcome problems associated with the early diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) using the current criteria. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical features including radiographic findings from 10 patients with definitive ABPM based on the diagnostic criteria of Rosenberg-Patterson were compared with those from 9 patients with ABPM clinically diagno...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asia Pacific Allergy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2233-8276,2233-8268
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2018.8.e24