Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Case contributed by Ben Hudson , 26 Jul 2018
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Brian Gilcrease-Garcia, 29 Jul 2018

Updates to Case Attributes

Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Body was changed:

This case demonstrates many of the key characteristic radiological findings in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

The patient was noted to have elevated IgE levels and a mildly raised eosinophil count.

Expectorated sputum demonstrated fungal hyphae on microscopy.

  • -<p>This case demonstrates many of the key characteristic radiological findings in <a title="Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis" href="/articles/allergic-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis</a>. </p><p>The patient was noted to have elevated IgE levels and a mildly raised eosinophil count.</p><p>Expectorated sputum demonstrated fungal hyphae on microscopy.</p>
  • +<p>This case demonstrates many of the key characteristic radiological findings in <a href="/articles/allergic-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis</a>. </p><p>The patient was noted to have elevated IgE levels and a mildly raised eosinophil count.</p><p>Expectorated sputum demonstrated fungal hyphae on microscopy.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:
  • Upperupper and mid zone predominant, central varicose bronchiectasis
  • Mildmild bronchial wall thickening
  • Mucoidmucoid impaction and bronchocoele formation in the right upper lobe and lingula with branching V- or Y-shaped configuration
  • Minorminor tree-in-bud pattern peripheral to the bronchocoeles

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