title: Delayed diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis due to absence of asthmatic symptoms.
abstract: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a pulmonary disease with small prevalence. Exposure to aspergillus mold causes immunologic hypersensitivity and may cause ranges of symptoms from minimal to detrimental outcomes. Diagnosing and treating the disease before the development of bronchiectasis may save the patient from poor outcomes. This report presents a case of recurrent ABPA without any symptom of asthma, which impeded the correct diagnosis even after numerous hospitalizations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong-Yeul
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang-Mo
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Yeon
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Chol
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Yeol
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Won
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Byoung-Whui
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jung
keywords: Aspergillosis, allergic bronchopulmonary; Aspergillus; Asthma; Bronchiectasis