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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presenting as high-attenuation mucous impaction

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FIGURE 1: (A): Posteroanterior chest radiograph demonstrating heterogeneous opacity in the left lung. Chest CT images with axial (B) and sagittal (C) reconstruction showing heterogeneous consolidation in the lingula, with… Click to show full abstract

FIGURE 1: (A): Posteroanterior chest radiograph demonstrating heterogeneous opacity in the left lung. Chest CT images with axial (B) and sagittal (C) reconstruction showing heterogeneous consolidation in the lingula, with branching tubular opacities corresponding to areas of high-attenuation mucoid impaction inside dilated bronchi. (D, E) Follow-up CT images obtained 6 months later showing bronchiectasis persistence and resolution of the hyperdense mucous impaction.

Keywords: bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; high attenuation; allergic bronchopulmonary; mucous impaction; impaction

Journal Title: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Year Published: 2021

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