title: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presenting a glove-finger shadow in radiographic images.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marta Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kalil
authors.forename: Ana Luiza Godoy
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Aline Cristiane da Silva
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Curzel
authors.forename: Márcio Zamuner
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Cortez
authors.forename: Gláucia Cristina Godinho Alves
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D011239:Prednisolone; D000420:Albuterol