Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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...
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doaj-17c207781f8a48f0a5902697dc0875782021-03-09T03:59:52ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642021-03-0110.4081/monaldi.2021.1696Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosisKomaldeep Kaur0Karan Sharma1Nidhi Girdhar2Aditi Gupta3Vishal Chopra4Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, PatialaJunior ResidentDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, PatialaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, PatialaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala 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 https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1696Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosisAsthmaTuberculosisMediastinal Lymphadenopathy |
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Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis |
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Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis |
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Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis |
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Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis |
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Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis |
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another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis |
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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
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Asthma Tuberculosis Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy |
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