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.
Anderson
W M
WM
Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Shreveport 71101.
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