Mathur Navgeet, Mathur Medha, Singh Virendra
Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Apr;11(4):OD03-OD04. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/21619.9513. Epub 2017 Apr 1.
Allergic Broncho Pulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunological allergic disorder and asthmatic patients are predisposed to ABPA. Although, ABPA commonly develops in the third and fourth decades but no age group is unaffected from the disease. Youngest case of ABPA in India so far reported was four years of age. This case report is about a young child of bronchial asthma with ABPA aged four years and nine days only, from arid zone of country. Her diagnosis of ABPA was supported by clinical, serological and radiological findings. This case report concludes the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of ABPA along with general awareness for the disease.
变应性支气管肺曲霉病（ABPA）是一种免疫性过敏疾病，哮喘患者易患ABPA。尽管ABPA通常在第三和第四个十年发病，但没有哪个年龄组不受该疾病影响。印度迄今报告的最年轻的ABPA病例为4岁。本病例报告是关于一名来自该国干旱地区的仅4岁零9天的患有ABPA的支气管哮喘幼儿。她的ABPA诊断得到了临床、血清学和影像学检查结果的支持。本病例报告强调了ABPA早期诊断和治疗以及对该疾病的普遍认识的重要性。
