Fighting diagnostic confirmation bias: Cystic fibrosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillus, or both?

Patricia Choi; Laura Bauler; M Myrtha Gregoire-Bottex

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3781

Fighting diagnostic confirmation bias: Cystic fibrosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillus, or both?

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 15;9(3):1379-1382. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3781. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Patricia Choi^{1

2}, Laura Bauler³, M Myrtha Gregoire-Bottex^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Kalamazoo MI USA.
² Present address: Department of Internal Medicine Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Grand Rapids MI USA.
³ Department of Biomedical Sciences Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Kalamazoo MI USA.
⁴ Present address: Department of Pediatrics University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA.

Abstract

As diagnostic algorithms for cystic fibrosis (CF) continue to evolve, education of general practitioners is essential to prevent delayed diagnosis of CF and allow prompt referral to CF centers. For patients suffering from allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), CF should be at the top of the differential diagnosis.

Keywords: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; cystic fibrosis.

Publication types

Case Reports