title: Pleural effusion in a patient with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
abstract: The involvement of pleura in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is uncommon. In most reported cases the involvement of the pleura is presumed to be due to ABPA per se, due to the observed response to corticosteroids. We report a case of histopathologically  proven tubercular pleural effusion in a patient with ABPA at the time of initial diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of intensive evaluation of an exudative pleural effusion in settings where pleural effusion due to the primary underlying disease is uncommon or rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Karan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: Amanjit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult