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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis complicating childhood asthma

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While Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is known to complicate asthma in adults, its association with childhood asthma is very rare. We present two patients, a four-and half year old boy who presented with severe asthma and a 12 year-old girl whose previous chest radiographs revealed fleeting opacities. Both were diagnosed to be suffering from ABPA.

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  1. Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiology, Clinical Research Centre, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    Sunil K. Chhabra, Sandeep Sahay & Karthikeyan Ramaraju

  2. Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India

    Sunil K. Chhabra

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Chhabra, S.K., Sahay, S. & Ramaraju, K. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis complicating childhood asthma. Indian J Pediatr 76, 331–332 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-009-0020-6

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