Combined allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A case report and literature review

Respir Med Case Rep. 2024 Mar 19;48:102012. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102012. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTA 27-year-old female visited our hospital with a history of asthma, peripheral blood eosinophilia, increased total IgE, Aspergillus fumigatus specific IgE, reversible mild bronchiectasis, sinusitis, bronchial mucus plugs and cultivation of Aspergillus from BALF. Glucocorticoids therapy is effective. These results met the diagnostic criteria for both allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPM) and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Special attention should be paid to the possibility of both diseases coexisting in the disease process.PMID:38545557 | PMC:PMC10966086 | DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102012

Source: Respiratory Care - March 28, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ning Cui Jingluan Wang Yanmei Shao Jingming Zhao Zhaozhong Cheng Source Type: research