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Case Report

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Lung Cancer in a Non-Asthmatic Female Patient: A Case Report

by
Urszula Nowicka
1,*,
Elżbieta Wiatr
1,
Lilia Jakubowska
2 and
Małgorzata Polubiec-Kownacka
3
1
Third Department of Lung Diseases, Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Płocka St. 26, 01-138 Warsaw, Poland
2
Department of Radiology, Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Płocka St. 26, 01-138 Warsaw, Poland
3
Endoscopy Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Płocka St. 26, 01-138 Warsaw, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adv. Respir. Med. 2012, 80(1), 77-81; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27615
Submission received: 30 June 2011 / Revised: 21 December 2011 / Accepted: 21 December 2011 / Published: 21 December 2011

Abstract

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a lung disease caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to antigens of the Aspergillus species (most frequently Aspergillus fumigatus), with a variable radiographic appearance. ABPA most commonly affects patients with steroid-dependent asthma (1–2%) and patients with cystic fibrosis (5–15%). ABPA is very rarely diagnosed in non-asthmatics. We report a case of ABPA in a 45-year-old female initially evaluated for suspected cancer of the left lung with hilar lymphadenopathy, who had never been diagnosed with asthma. After the diagnostic investigation was complete, the diagnosis of ABPA was established and appropriate treatment was instituted leading to clinical, radiological, and serological improvement (IgE decrease).
Keywords: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); asthma; lung cancer allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); asthma; lung cancer

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Nowicka, U.; Wiatr, E.; Jakubowska, L.; Polubiec-Kownacka, M. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Lung Cancer in a Non-Asthmatic Female Patient: A Case Report. Adv. Respir. Med. 2012, 80, 77-81. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27615

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Nowicka U, Wiatr E, Jakubowska L, Polubiec-Kownacka M. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Lung Cancer in a Non-Asthmatic Female Patient: A Case Report. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2012; 80(1):77-81. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27615

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Nowicka, Urszula, Elżbieta Wiatr, Lilia Jakubowska, and Małgorzata Polubiec-Kownacka. 2012. "Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Lung Cancer in a Non-Asthmatic Female Patient: A Case Report" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 80, no. 1: 77-81. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27615

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Nowicka, U., Wiatr, E., Jakubowska, L., & Polubiec-Kownacka, M. (2012). Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Lung Cancer in a Non-Asthmatic Female Patient: A Case Report. Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 80(1), 77-81. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27615

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