Aspergillus fumigatus IgG level greater than 60 mg/L Increases Diagnostic Specificity of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Aspergillus fumigatus IgG level greater than 60 mg/L Increases Diagnostic Specificity of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Rationale The Modified ISHAM (International Society for Human and Animal Mycology) working group 2013 criteria for diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) does not specify a cut-off value for specific IgG anti-Aspergillus fumigatus. Methods Case notes of 80 patients (all with sev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2018-02, Vol.141 (2), p.AB95-AB95
Hauptverfasser: Khan, Sujoy, Chowdhury, Sushmita R., Holding, Stephen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Aspergillosis
Aspergillus fumigatus
Fungal infections
Immunoglobulin G
Medical diagnosis
Municipalities
Yard waste
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Zusammenfassung:Rationale The Modified ISHAM (International Society for Human and Animal Mycology) working group 2013 criteria for diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) does not specify a cut-off value for specific IgG anti-Aspergillus fumigatus. Methods Case notes of 80 patients (all with severe asthma and peripheral blood eosinophilia >500/ul) suspected of ABPA were retrospectively analyzed.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.304