Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2019; 7(22): 3821-3831
Published online Nov 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i22.3821
Table 1 Clinical presentation of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis accompanied by allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Ref.Sex / AgeRegionNasal symptoms/ durationPulmonary symptoms/ durationAsthmas/ cystic fibrosisTotal IgEEosinophil countAffected sinusesPulmonary imaging
Safirstein[20]F/24United StatesRhinorrhea, blood-tinged castsNo obvious symptomN/N-12%, 1650/mm3-Infiltration
Sher and Schwartz[19]F/42United StatesSymptoms of allergic rhinosinusitis /since childhoodDyspnea, wheeze/2 yrY/N13084 ng/mL1355/mm3Left maxillary sinusBronchiectasis, interstitial scarring
Travis et al[26]F/48United StatesNasal blockNo obvious symptomN/N794 IU/mL1350/mm3Bilateral frontal and ethmoid sinusesNodule
M/16United StatesNasal block/ 7 yr, right proptosis, and periorbital edemaAsthma-like symptoms/ 11 yrY/N785 IU/mLNormalRight maxillary sinusInfiltration, bronchiolitis
Bhagat et al[18]F/38IndiaRhinorrhea, nasal block, and discharge/ 5 yrPain, cough, wheezing, dyspnea/9 yrY/N280 IU/L12%Bilateral maxillary sinusesPleural effusion, bronchiectasis, collapsed left lung
Shah et al[22]M/55IndiaRhinorrhea, nasal block, brownish plugs/12 yrDyspnea, wheeze, brownish plugs/2 yrY/N-26%Bilateral maxillary sinusesBronchiectasis, right lower zone opacity, transient infiltration
Shah et al[28]M/24IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block, postnasal discharge, plugs, headache/ 12 yrChest pain, dyspnea, wheeze, cough, plugs/6 yrY/N5600 IU/mL9%Right maxillary sinusCentral bronchiectasis
M/45IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block, postnasal discharge/ 1 yrCough, chest pain, dyspnea, haemoptysis/1 yrY/N680 IU/mL3%Bilateral maxillary sinusesCentral bronchiectasis
M/55IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block, headache/ 12 yrChest pain, dyspnea, wheeze, cough, plugs/2 yrY/N540 IU/mL26%Bilateral maxillary sinusesCentral bronchiectasis
F/38IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block, plugs/5 yrChest pain, dyspnea, wheeze, cough, plugs, haemoptysis/37 yrY/N280 IU/mL24%Bilateral maxillary sinusesCentral bronchiectasis
F/29IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block, plugs, headache/ 5 yrDyspnea, wheeze, cough, plugs, haemoptysis/5 yrY/N590 IU/mL16%Bilateral maxillary and frontal sinusesCentral bronchiectasis
M/30IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block, headache/ 1 yrChest pain, cough/1 yrY/N4560 IU/mL8%Bilateral maxillary and frontal sinusesCentral bronchiectasis
F/14IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block/1.5 yrDyspnea, wheeze, cough, chest pain/1.5 yrY/N25216 IU/mL11%Bilateral maxillary sinusesCentral bronchiectasis
Shah et al[28]M/26IndiaRhinorrhea, nasal block, sneeze, postnasal discharge, brownish plugs/since childhoodDyspnea, wheeze, cough, brownish plugs/since childhoodY/N34132 IU/mL24%,Left maxillary sinusBronchiectasis transient infiltration
Prasad et al[21]M/52IndiaRhinorrhea/ 25 yrHemoptysis/6 yr,N/N5652 IU/mL12%, 1296/mm3Left maxillary, ethmoid sinusesBronchiectasis
Erwin and Fitzgerald[25]M/57United StatesNasal block/since childhoodTightness, wheeze, cough, brownish plugs/ since childhoodY/N1987 IU/mL6.50%Bilateral frontal and left sphenoid sinusesBronchiectasis with mucus plugging
Das et al[27]M/9IndiaBrownish nasal discharge/ 6 yrChest pain, dyspnea, brownish sputum/5 yrY/N4838.5 IU/mL8%Frontal and maxillary sinuses-
Ghosh et al[24]F/30IndiaRhinorrhea, sneeze/6 yrDry cough/ 5 moN/N2500 ng/mL36%Right maxillary sinusBilateral central bronchiectasis with mucus plugging
Upadhyay et al[23]F/35IndiaRhinorrhea, pain, tenderness/ 8 yrDyspnea, cough/8 yrY/N1000 IU/mL16%, 2240/ mm3Bilateral maxillary sinusesBilateral central cystic bronchiectasis
Current caseF/52ChinaRhinorrhea, sneeze, nasal block, epistaxis, hyposmia/ 5 moDyspnea, cough/20 yrY/N> 5000 U/mL5.20%Right maxillary and ethmoid sinusesBronchiectasis with mucus plugging