Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis progressing to allergic granulomatosis and angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) |
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| Authors: | M Stephens S Reynolds A R Gibbs B Davies |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, United Kingdom. |
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| Abstract: | A 50-yr-old woman had a right upper lobectomy that revealed the pathologic changes of eosinophilic pneumonia and mucoid impaction. In the mucus plug within the segmental bronchus, aspergillus was demonstrated by direct staining. A diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis was made. After a latent period of 17 yr, she presented with the clinicopathologic features of the Churg-Strauss Syndrome. The putative role of aspergillus in the etiology of this syndrome is discussed. |
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