Abstract:BackgroundFungi have been known to cause a variety of respiratory conditions, ranging from mold- associated asthma to allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis and invasive disease. More recently some fungal species have been implicated in a non-asthmatic chronic cough syndrome.Case presentationA 59-year-old male presented to the pulmonary clinic with chronic nonproductive cough. Workup included pulmonary function tests with methacholine challenge, sputum cultures, CT scans of the chest and therapeutic trial with prot… Show more
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