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allergic bronchopulmonary fungal disease

Tuesday 2 January 2007

Synopsis

- allergic mucin

  • eosinophils
  • eosinophil cytoplasmic granular debris

- calcium oxalate crystals
- presence of fungal organisms

Associations

- mucoid impaction
- bronchocentric granulomatosis
- eosinophilic pneumonia

Etiology

- Aspergillus sp. (allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis)
- Pseudallescheria boydii
- Bipolaris sp.
- Torulopsis glabrata
- Curvularia sp.
- Lunata sp.

See also

- pulmonary diseases

  • pulmonary infectious diseases