Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis characterized by chest pain and high-attenuation mucus on computed tomography.

Risa Hirata Masaki TagoSeijiro MakioToru OishiYoshimasa Oda

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

A 45-year-old woman developed chest pain on the previous day. High-attenuation mucus in the bronchus was found on the CT examination on admission, which led to a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis. CT should be checked carefully for high-attenuation mucus because this finding is highly specific for allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
emergency department
allergic rhinitis