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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Flashcards

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What is ABA?

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Allergic bronchopulmonay aspergillosis results from an allergy to aspergillus spores.

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What are the features of ABA?

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Bronchoconstriction: wheeze, cough, dyspnoea.
(Patients may have a previous diagnosis of asthma)
Bronchiectasis (proximal)

(Eosinophilia on bloods)

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What are the investigations and findings in ABA?

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Bloods : eosinophilia
CXR: proximal bronchiectasis
Positive radioalleergosorbent (RAST) test to aspergillus
Positive IgG precipitings
Raised IgE
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What is the management of ABA?

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Steroids

Itraconazole

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