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. 1980 Jul;35(7):515–518. doi: 10.1136/thx.35.7.515

Allergic bronchopulmonary stemphyliosis.

S R Benatar, B Allan, R P Hewitson, P A Don
PMCID: PMC471324  PMID: 7192017

Abstract

A patient is described in whom a clinical picture resembling allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis was found to be caused by hypersensitivity to the fungus Stemphylium lanuginosum. Bronchopulmonary reactions to antigens other than Aspergillus may be more frequent than is currently believed.

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