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Article: Concomitant allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and allergic fungal sinusitis
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
- Author:
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Sir,
The presence of concomitant allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in the same patient represents analogous process of fungal hypersensitivity in the upper and lower airway, which is also known as sinobronchial allergic mycosis (SAM) syndrome, and is rarely reported.face=+Superscript; [1],[2]face=-Superscript;
A 52-year-old nonsmoking married male, bank clerk by occupation, presented with complaints of episodic breathlessness and cough with minimal expectoration for the last 10 years and recurrent hemoptysis for the previous 6 years. There was no family history suggestive of allergic diseases. Bilateral diffuse rhonchi were audible on chest ...