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