Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in a Dock Worker

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Keywords, Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, ABPA, colonization, hypersensitivity.

Abstract

Introduction: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is an eosinophilic inflammatory lung disease, characterized by exaggerated immune responses or hypersensitivity to colonization of the airway by the fungal genus Aspergillus, predominantly in patients with bronchial asthma and cystic fibrosis.

Objective: To characterize allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, in order to share its peculiarities with the medical community.

Case presentation: Male dockworker who, after exposure to stored moldy wood, became sensitized with Aspergillus fumigatus and the diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis was made several months later, among other causes, due to clinical, radiographic and laboratory overlap of other more common inflammatory lung diseases.

Conclusions: The Aspergillus genus is among those with the highest frequency of appearance in Cuba. However, there are very few reports of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and, therefore, it is little suspected and is confused with other chronic respiratory diseases.


 

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Author Biographies

Eglis Ceballos Rodríguez, Hospital "Hermanos Ameijeiras"

Especialista en Alergología y MGI del Hosp. C.Q. "Hemanos Ameijeiras"

Pablo Salina Vázquez, Hospital "Hermanos Ameijeiras"

Residente de 3er año de Neumología

Juan Miguel Báez López, Hospital "Hermanos Ameijeiras"

Especialista en Alergología y MGI del Hosp. C.Q. "Hemanos Ameijeiras"

Iglermys Figueroa García, Hospital "Hermanos Ameijeiras"

Especialista en Alergología y MGI del Hosp. C.Q. "Hemanos Ameijeiras"

Nelys Reyes Williams, Hospital C.Q. Hermanos Ameijeiras

Medico especialista de 2do grado en Microbiología

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Published

2021-07-09

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Ceballos Rodríguez E, Salina Vázquez P, Báez López JM, Figueroa García I, Reyes Williams N. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in a Dock Worker. Acta Médica [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 9 [cited 2025 May 9];22(2). Available from: https://revactamedica.sld.cu/index.php/act/article/view/109

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