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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Lung Cancer: A Case Report

Patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), a hypersensitivity reaction to Aspergillus fumigatus, typically present with asthma; the common imaging findings are central bronchiectasis, mucoid impaction, and tree-in-bud opacities. In this report, we discuss the case of a heavy smoke...

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Autores principales: Torre-De León, Alejandro J, Valles-Bastidas, Herik, Grosu, Horiana B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37719608
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43632
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Sumario:Patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), a hypersensitivity reaction to Aspergillus fumigatus, typically present with asthma; the common imaging findings are central bronchiectasis, mucoid impaction, and tree-in-bud opacities. In this report, we discuss the case of a heavy smoker who presented with a large pulmonary mass that was initially presumed to be primary lung cancer and who was ultimately diagnosed with ABPA, which responded favorably to steroid treatment.