What is Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

What is Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: An allergic reaction to a particular fungus called Aspergillus.
• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Aspergillosis of the lung occurring in an individual with long-standing bronchial asthma. It is characterized by pulmonary infiltrates, eosinophilia, elevated serum IgE and immediate type skin reactivity to aspergillus antigen.
  Source - Diseases Database

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or a subtype of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Introduction

Types of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

Broader types of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

• Fungal infections
• Lung conditions
• Aspergillosis
• more types...»

How serious is Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

Complications of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: see complications of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

What causes Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

Causes of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: see causes of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

What are the symptoms of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

Symptoms of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: see symptoms of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Complications of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: see complications of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Can anyone else get Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: see treatments for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Prevention of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: see prevention of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Research for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: see research for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Organs Affected by Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

Organs and body systems related to Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis include:

• Lung

Name and Aliases of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Main name of condition: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Class of Condition for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: parasite fungal

Hinson-Pepys disease, ABPA, Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis, Pulmonary aspergillosis [invasive]

ABPA, Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis, Aspergillosis [allergic bronchopulmonary], Pulmonary aspergillosis [allergic bronchopulmonary type], Pulmonary aspergillosis [allergic bronchopulmonary type], ABPA, Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

• Fungal infection
• Inhalational fungal disease
• Mold infection
• Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• ABPA
• Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis
• CNPA
• Chronic necrotizing Aspergillus pneumonia

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