- Perm J
- v.17(2); Spring 2013
- PMC3662291
Perm J. 2013 Spring; 17(2): e103–e108.
doi: 10.7812/TPP/12-051
PMCID: PMC3662291
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Presenting as Chronic Cough in an Elderly Woman Without Previously Documented Asthma
Richard Roth, MD
Retired Chief of Allergy for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group Orange County Service Area. E-mail: earrmr@yahoo.com.
Michael Schatz, MD
Abstract
A nonsmoking woman in her mid-70s presents to the allergist for consultation of a chronic cough of almost 3-years’ duration without a specific diagnosis as to etiology in spite of numerous diagnostic tests and therapeutic trials.
This is a case report from a specialist point of view that includes a comprehensive review of her clinical course pre- and postconsultation along with a brief but pertinent review of the literature as it relates to this particular unusual and protracted case, which was ultimately successfully diagnosed and treated.
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Abstract
A nonsmoking woman in her mid-70s presents to the allergist for consultation of a chronic cough of almost 3-years’ duration without a specific diagnosis as to etiology in spite of numerous diagnostic tests and therapeutic trials.
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