Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis mimicking lung cancer in a non-asthmatic female patient: a case report
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a lung disease caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to antigens of the Aspergillus species (most frequently Aspergillus fumigatus), with a variable radiographic appearance. ABPA most commonly affects patients with steroid-dependent asthma (1–2%) and patients with cystic fibrosis (5–15%). ABPA is very rarely diagnosed in non-asthmatics. We report a case of ABPA in a 45-year-old female initially evaluated for suspected cancer of the left lung with hilar lymphadenopathy, who had never been diagnosed with asthma. After the diagnostic investigation was complete, the diagnosis of ABPA was established and appropriate treatment was instituted leading to clinical, radiological, and serological improvement (IgE decrease).
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