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On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
asthma and serum eosinophilia ... bronchopulmonary ... aspergillosis ( ... ABPA). ... #Allergic #Aspergillosis
ABPA Working Group Criteria

#ABPA #allergic #bronchopulmonary #aspergillosis #diagnosis #Criteria
ABPA Working Group ... Criteria #ABPA ... #allergic #bronchopulmonary ... #aspergillosis ... #diagnosis #Criteria
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... Aspergillosis ( ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... • Peripheral eosinophilia ... #diagnosis #management
Stages of ABPA
I - Acute Phase
II - Remission
III - Exacerbation
IV - Glucocorticoid-Dependent ABPA
V - End-Stage (fibrotic)
Stages of ABPA ... classification #allergic ... #bronchopulmonary ... #aspergillosis ... #diagnosis #Criteria
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Approach to Eosinophilic ... loss, malaise • Allergic ... Bronchopulmonary ... Aspergillosis ( ... #differential #diagnosis
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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Eosinophils (Eos ... infection - Allergic ... bronchopulmonary ... aspergillosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
fibrosis (CF) and allergic ... bronchopulmonary ... aspergillosis ( ... ABPA). ... #Clinical #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- Aspergillus/ABPA ... pneumonitis - Allergic ... bronchopulmonary ... aspergillosis ... #differential #diagnosis