Another rare presentation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in a high burden tuberculosis country

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Mar 8;91(3). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1696.

Abstract

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is often associated with tuberculosis, especially in a high burden country like India. We present a case of an asymptomatic female, who had mediastinal lymphadenopathy and middle lobe collapse, both of which pointed towards a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Patient was later diagnosed as a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) on basis of clinical, radiological and serological findings. Hence, even in a high burden country and in background of bronchial asthma, ABPA should be kept as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary* / complications
  • Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary* / diagnosis
  • Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary* / drug therapy
  • Asthma*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Lung
  • Tuberculosis*