Mucoid impaction of upper lobe bronchi in the absence of proximal bronchiectasis.
Mucoid impaction is a complication of asthma and is frequently recurrent in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). This report describes a patient with asthma and recurrent bilateral well-circumscribed densities on chest roentgenogram in the absence of ABPA. Recognition of this clinical presentation may avoid the need for invasive diagnostic procedures or steroid therapy.
Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Shreveport 71101.
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D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000150:complications; D001995:Bronchography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009093:Mucus