A case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis shown as bilateral pulmonary masses.
10.4046/trd.1999.46.2.260
- Author:
Won Ki KO
1
;
Seung Won CHOI
;
Jae Min PARK
;
Gang Hyun AHN
;
Se Kyu KIM
;
Joon CHANG
;
Sung Kyu KIM
;
Won Young LEE
;
Kyu Ok CHOE
;
Dong Hwan SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis;
Pulmonary mass
- MeSH:
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary*;
Asthma;
Bronchiectasis;
Emphysema;
Eosinophilia;
Fibrosis;
Pneumothorax;
Pulmonary Atelectasis;
Radiography;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1999;46(2):260-265
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The first case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis(ABPA) was reported by Hinson, et al. in 1952. This was followed by a number of significant description of the disorder. Although typical ABPA initially presents with asthma, fleeting pulmonary infiltrates, and marked eosinophilia, there are many other ways in which the disease may be first manifested. Common radiologic findings in ABPA include pulmonary infiltrates, atelectasis, emphysema, fibrosis, lobar shrinkage with hilar elevation, cavitation, pneumothorax, aspergilloma and central bronchiectasis. We experienced a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presenting rare radiologic finding of bilateral pulmonary masses in chest radiography. With oral corticosteroid treatment, the size of both pulmonary masses was decreased significantly and his asthmatic symptoms were improved.
