1. Aspergillus lung disease in patients with sarcoidosis: a case series and review of the literature
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Pena, Tahuanty A., Soubani, Ayman O., and Samavati, Lobelia
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Diseases ,Care and treatment ,Mycoses -- Care and treatment ,Antigen-antibody reactions ,Lung diseases -- Care and treatment - Abstract
Introduction The spectrum of Aspergillus-related lung disease ranges from invasive pulmonary disease to allergic pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with hypersensitivity to Aspergillus antigens. The variety of pulmonary aspergillosis grossly depends [...], Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis (CCPA) has been associated with advanced lung diseases. Pulmonary sarcoidosis, a granulomatous inflammatory disorder, is associated with CCPA. We identified CCPA in 2% of cases in a large cohort of sarcoidosis patients. We found a lack of response to medical treatment and poor outcome in this subgroup. Keywords Sarcoidosis * Aspergillus * Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis
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- 2011
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