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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity response to the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, the spores of which are ubiquitous in soil and are commonly found in the sputum of he...
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is an allergic lung reaction to a type of fungus (most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus) that occurs in some people...
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a hypersensitivity reaction to Aspergillus fumigatus that occurs almost exclusively in patients with asthma or, less commonly, cystic fibrosis. Immune responses to Aspergillus antigens cause airway obstruction and, if untreated, bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis.
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Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary type - Overview, Pulmonary aspergillosis is an allergic reaction to a fungus called aspergillus, which causes inflammation of the airways and air sacs of the lungs. Aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary; Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; ABP...
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May 1, 2008 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to the fungus and most commonly occurs in those with...
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Aspergillus primarily affects the lungs, causing 4 main syndromes, including allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), chronic necrotizing Aspergillus pneumonia (or chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis [CNPA]), aspergilloma, and invasive aspergillosis.
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a CHORUS notecard document about allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Related CHORUS documents: bronchiectasis acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis airless lung Swyer-James syndrome cystic fibrosis chronic eosinophilic pneumonia...
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Images in Clinical Medicine from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis fumigatus of 2.4 (normal, <2). Taken together, these findings were consistent with a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Clinical improvement was seen after a taper of glucocorticoids over...
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