Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis misdiagnosed as pneumonia

Abstract

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a fungal infection of lung predisposing in long-standing bronchial asthma and cystic fibrosis patients. Due to its similar clinical and radiological findings of other pulmonary diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia, ABPA is commonly misdiagnosed. The usage of anti-tubercular drugs for ABPA is exploited due to misdiagnosis. We illustrate a case of ABPA, which was misdiagnosed to be pneumonia.

Keywords

• allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• asthma
• cystic fibrosis
• pneumonia