Mucoid impaction of upper lobe bronchi in the absence of proximal bronchiectasis.

Anderson, W M · Chest · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Mucoid impaction is a complication of asthma and is frequently recurrent in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). This report describes a patient with asthma and recurrent bilateral well-circumscribed densities on chest roentgenogram in the absence of ABPA. Recognition of this clinical presentation may avoid the need for invasive diagnostic procedures or steroid therapy.

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