Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presenting a glove-finger shadow in radiographic images.
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a lung disease occurring in patients with asthma or cystic fibrosis, triggered by a hypersensitivity reaction to the presence of Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways. We report herein the case of a patient presenting a clinical profile suggestive of asthma and meeting the clinical, laboratory testing and radiological criteria for a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. The importance of such findings is that early diagnosis can reduce the risk of respiratory exacerbations and fibrosis.
Kalil
Marta Elizabeth
ME
Centro de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil.
Fernandes
Ana Luiza Godoy
AL
Curzel
Aline Cristiane da Silva
AC
Cortez
Márcio Zamuner
MZ
Lima
Gláucia Cristina Godinho Alves
GC
D000328:Adult; D000420:Albuterol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000276:immunology*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D011239:Prednisolone; D000420:Albuterol