Airway Obstruction in a Cancer Patient: Is it Always Cancer?

Title:Airway Obstruction in a Cancer Patient: Is it Always Cancer?

Volume: 15 Issue: 4

Author(s): Nicholas Hinds*, Amit Borah, Kathy Morrow, Jeffrey Hoag and Emil Abramian

Affiliation:

• Drexel University College of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States

Keywords: Airway obstruction, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), patient, antigen, pulmonary function testing.

Abstract: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is a common hypersensitivity to Aspergillus sp. that is well described in the literature. The populations most susceptible to developing this reaction are asthmatics and patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The presenting symptoms can vary as ABPA is rarely described in otherwise normal individuals, however, in patients with an underlying familial predisposition to atopy, it can be seen. This case illustrates the importance of how ABPA can affect a patient who does not fit into a typical phenotypic profile.

Cite this article as:

Hinds Nicholas*, Borah Amit, Morrow Kathy , Hoag Jeffrey and Abramian Emil, Airway Obstruction in a Cancer Patient: Is it Always Cancer?, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2019; 15 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398X15666190628105436