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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and related allergic syndromes.
Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 2011
Hogan Celia, Denning David W
Abstract excerpt
While allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is well recognized as a fungal complication of asthma, severe asthma with fungal sensitization (SAFS) is not. In ABPA the total immunoglobulin E (IgE) is usually >1,000 IU/mL, whereas in SAFS it is <1,000 IU/mL, and either skin prick tests or fungus-specific IgE tests are positive. ABPA may present with any severity of asthma, and occasionally with no asthma or...
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