A case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurring in a bullae of the lung.
- Author:
June Hyuk LEE
1
;
Ki Young HONG
;
Sang Hoon HAN
;
Gun Young CHA
;
Young Mok LEE
;
Su Taek UH
;
Young Hoon KIM
;
Choon Sik PARK
;
Dong Won KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea. mdcspark@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
ABPA;
End-stage lung
- MeSH:
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary*;
Aspergillus fumigatus;
Asthma;
Blister;
Bronchiectasis;
Cystic Fibrosis;
Fungi;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin E;
Lung*;
Mucus;
Respiratory Sounds
- From:Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2001;21(3):561-565
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis(ABPA) is a syndrome seen in patients with asthma and cystic fibrosis. It is characterized by chronic cololinization of the airways with a ubiquitous fungus, Aspergillus fumigatus. Clinically, it is a syndrome characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, mucus production, pulmonary infiltrates, and elevated levels of serum IgE. ABPA patients are also accompanied with bronchiectasis in 89% and observed in 10% of cystic fibrosis that show the features of end-stage lung pattern. There are few reports of ABPA associated with bullae. We will report here a case of ABPA developing in an old cicartrical and bullous lesion of a lung.
