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Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis characterized by chest pain and high‐attenuation mucus on computed tomography

Author(s) -

Hirata Risa,

Tago Masaki,

Makio Seijiro,

Oishi Toru,

Oda Yoshimasa

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6030

Subject(s) - medicine , mucus , mycosis , chest pain , computed tomography , bronchus , allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis , bronchopulmonary sequestration , asthma , dermatology , lung , radiology , respiratory disease , surgery , immunoglobulin e , immunology , ecology , antibody , pulmonary sequestration , biology

A 45‐year‐old woman developed chest pain on the previous day. High‐attenuation mucus in the bronchus was found on the CT examination on admission, which led to a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis. CT should be checked carefully for high‐attenuation mucus because this finding is highly specific for allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis.

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