Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis characterized by chest pain and high‐attenuation mucus on computed tomography

A 45‐year‐old woman developed chest pain on the previous day. High‐attenuation mucus in the bronchus was found on the CT examination on admission, which led to a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis. CT should be checked carefully for high‐attenuation mucus because this finding is highly s...

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Autores principales: Hirata, Risa, Tago, Masaki, Makio, Seijiro, Oishi, Toru, Oda, Yoshimasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9307877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35898754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6030
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Sumario:A 45‐year‐old woman developed chest pain on the previous day. High‐attenuation mucus in the bronchus was found on the CT examination on admission, which led to a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis. CT should be checked carefully for high‐attenuation mucus because this finding is highly specific for allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis.

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