Mucus plugs in peripheral bronchi: An unusual initial manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Abstract

Abstract Although allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis can be associated with mucus plugs in the central bronchi, this association in the peripheral bronchi remains unclear. A 78‐year‐old woman presented with mucus plugs in both the peripheral and the central bronchi in the right lung, which evolved into consolidation with high‐attenuation mucus after one month.

Keywords

• allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• mucus plugs
• peripheral bronchi