Six Cases of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Hiroto Matsuse; Takashi Watanabe; Chizu Fujiwara; Atsuko Takao; Hidemi Tomonaga; Masahito Inuyama; Teruhumi Shimoda; Shigeru Kohno; Sadahiro Asai; Kohei Hara

doi:10.11389/jjrs1963.32.836

Hiroto Matsuse, Takashi Watanabe, Chizu Fujiwara, Atsuko Takao, Hidemi Tomonaga, Masahito Inuyama, Teruhumi Shimoda, Shigeru Kohno, Sadahiro Asai, Kohei Hara

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Keywords: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, Bronchial asthma, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Allergic bronchopulmonary fungal diaease, Steroid therapy

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1994 Volume 32 Issue 9 Pages 836-842

DOI https://doi.org/10.11389/jjrs1963.32.836

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Abstract

Six cases of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) were evaluated. In four cases, diagnosis and steroid therapy were delayed, which resulted in irreversible pulmonary dysfunction.
The important points for early diagnosis were:
(1) Differentiation from pulmonary tuberculosis, (2) the presence of bronchial asthma was not essential for diagnosis, and (3) fungi other than Aspergillus fumigatus might cause this syndrome.

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