Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to Alternaria: Case report and review

Medical Mycology Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-23

  Singh, Bhagteshwar ^a   Denning, David W ^b,c  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Aspergillosis; IgE; Itraconazole; Mycosis; Skin test

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CEFALEXIN; CETIRIZINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY MYCOSIS; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; FEVER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MYCOSIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; STEROID THERAPY; SWEATING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865339587     PISSN: 22117539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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