Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: serologic update for 1995.

摘要: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a complex disease occurring in 1-2% of patients with asthma involving hypersensitivity to Aspergillus species. The diagnosis made correlating clinical history and supporting serologic tests. Over many years various tests have been used both diagnose follow activity. Initial serology from all four positive (total serum IgE, IgE IgG antibody indices, precipitins fumigatus) were compared the patients' most recent serology. total index had initial which stayed throughout treatment. was inconsistent. There no significant differences between We concluded that are important ABPA.