title: [Mucoviscidosis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis].
abstract: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a severe disease inducing bronchopulmonary anatomic lesions which complicate those already present in patients with cystic fibrosis. The frequency of this association is estimated between 0.6 and 10% according to American studies. Diagnosis of ABPA is difficult, as findings such as sibilant rales, pulmonary infiltrates, bronchiectasies, anti-aspergillus precipitins may be present as single features in patients with cystic fibrosis. Thus it is important to ascertain the diagnosis as oral corticosteroid treatment is the only one able to prevent evolution towards bronchiectasies and pulmonary fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paty
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kramkinel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Montalembert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lenoir
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paupe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Blic
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scheinmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Mucoviscidose et aspergillose bronchopulmonaire allergique.