Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA

• related: Infectious Disease ID, Pulmonary Diseases, pulmonary aspergillosis
• tags: #literature #pulmonology

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Symptoms

• wax and waning chest infiltrates
• responds to steroids
• cough with brown mucous plugs
• peripheral eosinophilia (eosinophilia and lung disorders)

Diagnosis

• diagnosis of ABPA includes eosinophil count, antibody level, and CT image findings

Treatment

• treatment usually includes 0.75 mg/kg of prednisone, tapered every 6 weeks, and treated for 6-12 months.
• Antifungals can be considered
• Xolair for ABPA?

Image findings

• ABPA image findings include central, asymmetric bronchiectasis, bronchial wall thickening, and mucoid impaction

MISC

• ABPM?

Links to this note

• Infectious Disease ID

  • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA

• pulmonary aspergillosis

  • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA

• eosinophilia and lung disorders

  • Patients with CF, asthma, and severe COPD should be considered for APBA (Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA), especially if they have characteristic chest imaging (ABPA image findings include central, asymmetric bronchiectasis, bronchial wall thickening, and mucoid impaction.

• diagnosis of ABPA includes eosinophil count, antibody level, and CT image findings

  • related: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA, pulmonary aspergillosis

• ABPA image findings include central, asymmetric bronchiectasis, bronchial wall thickening, and mucoid impaction

  • related: pulmonary aspergillosis, Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA

• most common cause of bronchiectasis is postinfectious

  • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA