On 8th August 2021, dr. Yousef S. Abuzneid, dr. Yasmine Yaghi, dr. Arein Madia, dr. Nataly Salhab, dr. Naser Amro and dr. Sadi A. Abukhalaf, published a new study in Annals of Medicine and Surgery titled Misdiagnosis of persistent asthma of a patient suffering from acute bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA).
The article aimed to address a rare case of a a 32-year-old female patient who was misdiagnosed with persistent asthma and treated accordingly for several months until a reexamination was done and a diagnosis of ABPA was concluded.
The results of this study demonstrated that A reevaluation of the patients' condition was needed to arrive to the correct diagnosis and to put her on the correct treatment as an ABPA patient instead of persistent asthma, concluding that the medical history and physical examination are both of vital significance to stipulate a correct diagnosis.
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