Had right upper lobe removed due to a Aspergilloma
Continued to be poorly and eventually refereed to Professor Denning at Wythenshaw who diagnosed me after various tests.
Started first anti fungal treatment Itraconazole which after 8 months st...
I think I developed ABPA after I emptied a compost maker that was not doing the job. Got a great lungful of dust.
Came back from a trip coughing. Had to work trip to Philippines coming up. My GP thought I had walking pnuemonia and I went with AB's...
I was exposed to Aspergillus Mold (and perhaps other strains as well) during the course of work as a Registered Nurse for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in Texas. Although an asthmatic during childhood, mostly provoked by contact in allergens; I did ...
In 2007 had granulomas removed from right lung due to sarcoidosis, had chest infections on and off for years. Have been asthmatic since young child, in 2016 found my breathlessness was getting worse. After chest X-rays CTscans and blood tests diagnos...
I was diagnosed with ABPA in 1986. I was 34 and had been coughing up blood. my Gp sent me for a sputum test and so on, and ABPA was diagnosed. I felt very unwell, tired and thought I was nearly dead.
I didn't want to take steroids as I thought they ...