Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

• Main Authors: Komaldeep Kaur, Karan Sharma, Nidhi Girdhar, Aditi Gupta, Vishal Chopra
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-03-01
• Series: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
• Subjects: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Asthma; Tuberculosis; Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
• Online Access: https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1696

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is often associated with tuberculosis, especially in a high burden country like India. We present a case of an asymptomatic female, who had mediastinal lymphadenopathy and middle lobe collapse, both of which pointed towards a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Patient was later diagnosed as a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) on basis of clinical, radiological and serological findings. Hence, even in a high burden country and in background of bronchial asthma, ABPA should be kept as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with mediastinal lymphadenopathy