The genus Aspergillus has been associated with an increasing number of diseases in part a
function of the immunologic and genetic status of the host. In nonatopic patients, Aspergillus …

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in patients with asthma or cystic
fibrosis, and results in pulmonary infiltrates, tenacious mucus plugs that harbor hyphae of …

Immunoblot analysis was used to evaluate the IgG, IgE, and IgA responses to Aspergillus
fumigatus antigen with the sera of five patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis …

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) complicates asthma and results in
immunologic lung destruction. Respiratory failure or fatalities from end-stage fibrotic lung …

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in patients with asthma or cystic
fibrosis resulting in pulmonary infiltrates, tenacious mucus plugs that harbor hyphae of …

Aspergillus moulds exist ubiquitously as spores that are inhaled in large numbers daily.
Whilst most are removed by anatomical barriers, disease may occur in certain …

Background Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity lung
disease resulting from exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus allergens. Patients with ABPA …

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity lung disease
characterized by Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) colonization, IgE and IgG anti-Af antibodies …

The subject of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) lends itself extremely well to
inclusion in this volume on immunologic lung disease for a number of reasons. First, it is an …

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in nonimmunocompromised
patients and belongs to the hypersensitivity disorders induced by Aspergillus. Genetic …