Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to Alternaria:: Case report and review

B. Singh; D.W. Denning

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.02.001

Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to Alternaria: Case report and review

B. Singh, D.W. Denning

Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine

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Abstract

While allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and mycosis are well recognised, no cases have been described related to Alternaria spp. Alternaria is a common sensitising fungus in asthmatics and related to thunderstorm asthma. We report a case of an asthmatic who presented with worsening asthma control, mild eosinophilia on high dose inhaled corticosteroids (800 μg/day), a total IgE of 3800 KIU/L, an Alternaria-specific IgE of 21.3 KUa/L and positive skin prick test, negative specific IgE and skin prick test to Aspergillus fumigatus, Penicillium spp., Cladosporium spp., Trichophyton spp. and a normal CT scan of the thorax. He responded well to a short course of oral prednisolone and then oral itraconazole, given over 17 months but relapsed 1 month after stopping it

Original language	Undefined
Pages (from-to)	20-23
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.02.001
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Aspergillosis
Itraconazole
Mycosis
IgE,
Skin test
Alternaria

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