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Atopy and Antiallergy Therapy

#Atopy #Antiallergy #Therapy #Pathophysiology #Allergy #Omalizumab
Pathophysiology #Allergy #Omalizumab
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... Anti-lgE therapy (Omalizumab ... Aspergillosis #ABPA
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
coccidioidomycosis), Allergic (ABPA ... , ABPM) Medications
Assessment and Treatment of Severe Asthma, According to Inflammatory Phenotypes, in Patients without a Response to
Eligibility for omalizumab ... Asthma #Severe #Algorithm
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
CVID+++, HIV, ABPA ... Differential #workup #algorithm
Clinical spectrum of aspergillosis

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong 

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Aspergillus #Aspergillosis #IA
Aspergillosis #IA #CPA #ABPA
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
aspergillosis (ABPA ... #CXR #CTChest #ABPA
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... eosinophilia, ABPA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... Pulmonary Angioplasty (BPA ... cteph #management #algorithm
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
aspergillosis (ABPA ... ABPA is a hypersensitivity