Successful treatment with mepolizumab in a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis complicated with nontuberculous mycobacterial infection

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a complex hypersensitivity reaction that is associated with an allergic immunological response to Aspergillus species via Th2-related inflammation. The long-term use of a systemic corticosteroid is often needed for the treatment of ABPA. However, sys...

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Main Authors: Hironobu Tsubouchi, Shinpei Tsuchida, Shigehisa Yanagi, Takafumi Shigekusa, Mariko Miura, Kenjiro Sakaguchi, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Masamitsu Nakazato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119301273