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A case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis following active pulmonary tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Boz Aysen Bingol,
Celmeli Fatih,
Arslan Ahmet Gokhan,
Cilli Aykut,
Ogus Candan,
Ozdemir Tulay
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.20934
Subject(s) - allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis , medicine , cystic fibrosis , aspergillosis , tuberculosis , immunology , asthma , aspergillus , respiratory disease , lung , pathology , immunoglobulin e , microbiology and biotechnology , antibody , biology
Abstract Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis usually occurs in children with underlying airway disease such as asthma and cystic fibrosis. While the colonization and infection of pre‐existing tuberculosis lesions by aspergillus species is well known, occurrence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis following pulmonary tuberculosis in children has not been reported yet. Here, an 11‐year‐old girl who developed allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis following active pulmonary tuberculosis is reported and the mechanisms of causality are also speculated. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009; 44:86–89. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.