bronchopulmonary aspergillosis


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aspergillosis

 [as″per-jil-o´sis]
a disease caused by species of Aspergillus, marked by inflammatory granulomatous lesions in the skin, ear, orbit, nasal sinuses, lungs, and sometimes bones and meninges.
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis infection of the lungs and bronchi by Aspergillus; see aspergilloma.
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bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Any clinical form of aspergillosis affecting the lungs.

Diagnosis
Aspergillus antibodies, IgE for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, positive sputum cytology.
 
Management
Corticosteroids for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

Clinical forms, Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis—Occurs in atopic patients.
• Invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis—Linked to immunosuppression.
• Saprophytic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis—Develops in pre-existing cavities.
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Although opportunistic infections were rare in tocilizumab trials, there have been several recent case reports of atypical infections associated with tocilizumab use in RA patients, including an ophthalmic herpes zoster virus infection, a case of recurrent allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, and a case of cytomegalovirus associated pneumonitis.
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Case Description: A 15-year-old male with a history of cystic fibrosis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, presented in September of 2009 to the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic of Cincinnati Children's Hospital for routine follow-up.
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