Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary type

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Aspergillosis - chest X-ray

Fungus

Pulmonary aspergillosis

Aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary; Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; ABPA

• Worsening symptoms of asthma
• Wheezing
• Cough may produce brownish plugs or bloody sputum
• Fever

• CBC
• Serum IgE antibodies
• Aspergillus antigen skin test
• Serum aspergillus antibodies
• Chest x-ray
• CT scan - chest
• Sputum stain and culture for fungus
• Bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsy
• Lung biopsy (rare)

Review Date: 05/03/2006
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.