title: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in children.
abstract: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a disease of the lungs resulting from a hypersensitivity reaction to spores of Aspergillus fumigatus. Here we report the case of a 13-year-old girl with ABPA who presented with productive cough, bronchiectasis and decline in lung function, and review the clinical features and treatment for pediatric ABPA.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yunlian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuanjian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Xiaoyou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids
keywords: Aspergillus fumigatus; allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; child; itraconazole; methylprednisolone