Successful ultrathin bronchoscopy with cryobiopsy for diagnosing and removing mucus plugs in allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis mimicking lung cancer

Yuki Takigawa; Hiromi Watanabe; Ken Sato; Mayu Goda; Tomoyoshi Inoue; Miho Fujiwara; Suzuka Matsuoka; Kenichiro Kudo; Akiko Sato; Keiichi Fujiwara; Takuo Shibayama

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1359

Successful ultrathin bronchoscopy with cryobiopsy for diagnosing and removing mucus plugs in allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis mimicking lung cancer

Respirol Case Rep. 2024 Apr 23;12(4):e01359. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1359. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Affiliation

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine NHO Okayama Medical Center Okayama Japan.

Abstract

In patients presenting with abnormal pulmonary nodules, especially those with a history of asthma, allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis should be considered. Eosinophil counts and IgE levels should be checked in such patients.

Keywords: allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis; cryobiopsy; mucus plug; ultrathin bronchoscope.

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Case Reports