Pulmonary cavitation, allergic aspergillosis, asthma and bronchocentric granulomatosis.
Pulmonary cavitation is a rare complication of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic asthma. Such patients frequently manifest mucoid impaction of a bronchus, "central" saccular bronchiectasis and bronchocentric granulomatosis, a specific microscopic pathologic entity. Early recognition of this syndrome in asthmatic patients and vigorous treatment with steroids may obviate surgery.
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications