J Asthma Allergy Clin Immunol.  2001 Jun;21(3):561-565.

A case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurring in a bullae of the lung

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea. mdcspark@unitel.co.kr
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea.

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.

Keyword

ABPA; End-stage lung

MeSH Terms

Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary*
Aspergillus fumigatus
Asthma
Blister
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis
Fungi
Humans
Immunoglobulin E
Lung*
Mucus
Respiratory Sounds
Immunoglobulin E
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