Open AccessAllergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: A clinical review of 24 patients: Are we right in frequent serologic monitoring?
Author(s) -
S. Natarajan,
Poonam Subramanian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.140130
Subject(s) - medicine , allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis , bronchiectasis , serology , immunoglobulin e , eosinophilia , gastroenterology , aspergillosis , chronic cough , asthma , immunology , lung , antibody
Allergic Broncho Pulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is a rare disease characterized by an allergic inflammatory response to the colonization by aspergillus or other fungi in the airways. The aim was to study the clinical, radiological, and serological characteristics of patients of ABPA.