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[Infectious-allergic bronchopulmonary paecilomycosis]
Abstract:
Primary or secondary infection of the lungs with fungi of the Paecilomyces family (P. variotii and P. viridis) gives rise to the development of infectious allergic bronchopulmonary paecilomycosis characterized by the presence of chronic allergic interstitial pneumonia and obstructive bronchitis, bronchial asthma, total and pulmonary eosinophilia, the presence of the tissue parasitic form of the fungus in sputum, blood, pulmonary tissue, the presence of allergen-specific IgE and/or IgG antibodies in patients' sera, immediate or double (20 min and 6 h) reaction of the skin to administration of allergen of Paecilomyces, by not infrequent combination of lung damage and impairment of other organs as well as by chronic relapses.
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Infectious allergic bronchopulmonary paecilomycosis results from Paecilomyces fungal lung infections. This condition involves chronic pneumonia, asthma, eosinophilia, and specific antibodies, often with relapses.
Area of Science:
- Medical Mycology
- Pulmonology
- Allergology
Background:
- Paecilomyces fungi (P. variotii, P. viridis) can cause primary or secondary lung infections.
- These infections can lead to a specific clinical syndrome known as infectious allergic bronchopulmonary paecilomycosis.