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Dr. Guillermo Velázquez Sámano
ABSTRACT Servicio de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica
Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a slowly progressive disease,
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caused by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus hypersensitivity when it is
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found in the airway. It usually affects asthmatics and patients with cys-
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tic fibrosis. We report the case of a 20-year-old male patient, student,
farmer and rancher with chronic respiratory disease. The diagnosis of
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allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis was made on the basis of the
Fernández de Córdova-Aguirre JC, Velasco-Medina
clinical symptoms and complementary studies.
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Key words: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, Aspergillus fumiga- pergilosis broncopulmonar alérgica. Revista Alergia
tus, precipitating, hyper IgE, bronchiectasis, Mexico. México 2014;61:121-126.
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Características clínicas des- IgE total sérica elevada Aspergilosis broncopulmonar Bronquiectasias centrales
critas en 79 pacientes Pruebas cutáneas positivas alérgica-CB Tapones de moco espeso y
Eosinofilia sérica Aspergilosis broncopulmonar pegajoso
Precipitinas alérgica con bronquiecta- Exacerbación de la tos, disnea
Infiltrados en radiografía de sias centrales y sibilancias
tórax Aumento o cambio de color
Bronquiectasias centrales de la flema
Fiebre
Pérdida de peso
Empeoramiento en las prue-
bas de función respiratoria
Nuevos infiltrados radio-
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Prueba por punción positiva
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