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Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary type

Alternative Names: Aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary; Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; ABPA Symptoms: worsening symptoms of asthma wheezing cough may produce brownish plugs or bloody sputum fever Signs and tests: elevated CBC eosinophil count elevated serum IgE antibodies: total IgE level and level of IgE specific for aspergillus aspergillus antigen skin test positive serum aspergillus antibodies chest X-ray showing infiltrates and finger-like shadows chest CAT scan showing central bronchiectasis (dilation of the airways) or mucous plugging sputum stain and culture for fungus bronchoscopy with cultures and transbronchial biopsy rarely lung biopsy is required

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