A Case of Bronchocentric Granulomatosis Associated with Aspergillus.
10.4046/trd.1998.45.6.1290
- Author:
Yang Ki KIM
1
;
Ki Won JUN
;
Chul KIM
;
Ki Up KIM
;
Shin Young KI
;
Soo Taek UH
;
Yong Hoon KIM
;
Chun Sik PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchocentric granulomatosis;
Eosinophil;
Aspergillus;
Hypersensitivity reaction
- MeSH:
Aspergillus*;
Bronchi;
Diagnosis;
Eosinophils;
Glomerulonephritis;
Hypersensitivity;
Mucous Membrane;
Mycobacterium;
Tuberculosis;
Wegener Granulomatosis
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1998;45(6):1290-1297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bronchocentric granulomatosis(BCG), first defined in 1973, consists of granulomatous replacement of bronchial mucous membrane, often with heavy eosinophilic reaction within and about the involved bronchi. Etiologic factors are from hypersensitivity reaction for aspergillus, most often from idiopathic form, and in others from being associated with mycobacterium, ecchinococcus, rheumatoid disease, ankylosing spodylitis, and glomerulonephritis. Diagnosis is responsible only for pathologic findings and, in many cases, is confirmed in postoperative findings with misleading for tumor, tuberculosis, infectious or Wegener's granulomatosis. We report a case of bronchocentric granulomatosis associated with aspergillus.