Open AccessAllergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis-The HRCT Chest Imaging Scenario
Author(s) -
Manjot Kaur,
Dharampal Singh Sudan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8255.4423
Subject(s) - allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis , medicine , bronchiectasis , aspergillosis , radiology , high resolution computed tomography , parenchyma , lung , pathology , computed tomography , immunoglobulin e , antibody , immunology
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a progressive disease which can lead to recurrent exacerbations, bronchiectatic changes and end-stage fibrosis. Early diagnosis and treatment prevents its progression and alleviate its clinical manifestations. High resolution CT of the chest has emerged as a promising investigation for its diagnosis.