Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Introduction

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: An allergic reaction to a particular fungus called Aspergillus. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is available below.

Symptoms of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

• Wheezing
• Low-grade fever
• Coughing
• Coughing up brown-flecked masses or mucus plugs
• Asthma symptoms
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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Diagnostic Tests for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

• Fungi skin testing, blood tests, X-rays, Fungi sputum tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Self Assessment Tools

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Medical Mistakes

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma, smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases. Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection). See other types of chronic lung diseases....read more »

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Hospitals & Clinics: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
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  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

• Asthma
• Aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• Mold allergies - allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• Aspergillus
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

• Underlying causes of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

• Corticosteroids
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News Archives for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Medical news articles related to Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis include:

• Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions
• Minimally Invasive Surgery Fixes Aneurysms
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Medical research articles related to Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis include:

• British guideline on the management of asthma. A national clinical guideline.
• Treatment of Aspergillosis: clinical practice guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
• General principles for the diagnosis and management of asthma.
• Antifungal therapies for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in people with cystic fibrosis
• Azoles for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis associated with asthma
• more research...»

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Reseach about Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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Clinical Trials for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis include:

• Voriconazole and Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Voriconazole
• more trials...»

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Broader Related Topics

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

Types of Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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Article Excerpts about Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

In some individuals, exposure to these fungi also can lead to asthma or to a lung disease resembling severe inflammatory asthma called allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. This latter condition, which occurs only in a minority of people with asthma, is characterized by wheezing, low-grade fever, and coughing up of brown-flecked masses or mucus plugs. Skin testing, blood tests, X-rays, and examination of the sputum for fungi can help establish the diagnosis. Corticosteroid drugs are usually effective in treating this reaction; immunotherapy (allergy shots) is not helpful. (Source: excerpt from Something in the Air Airborne Allergens: NIAID)

Definitions of 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