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Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Asthma Are there ... other allergic ... - Allergic rhinitis ... triggers: - Allergic ... #diagnosis #peds
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
setting (asthma ... eosinophilia) typical for Allergic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #ABPA #Allergic ... #Aspergillosis
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Bugs: - Fungus (aspergillosis ... ): - Allergic ... Rhinitis - Allergic ... Dermatitis - Asthma ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - Chronic
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Allergic Rhinitis ... inflammation to specific allergic ... Associations: • Asthma ... Sinusitis • Allergic ... NUIM_Chiefs #Allergic
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... /allergies; Cough ... loss, malaise • Allergic ... Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... with underlying asthma ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... Aspergillus • Peripheral ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... infection - Atopic asthma ... family history of allergy ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
fibrosis (CF) and allergic ... bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ... patients with asthma ... #Clinical #Radiology