Aspergillus hypersensitivity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COPD as a risk factor for ABPA?

• Published in: Medical mycology (Oxford) Vol. 48; no. 7; p. 988
• Main Authors: Agarwal, Ritesh, Hazarika, Basanta, Gupta, Dheeraj, Aggarwal, Ashutosh N, Chakrabarti, Arunaloke, Jindal, Surinder K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2010
• Subjects: Antigens, Fungal - immunology; Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - epidemiology; Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - immunology; Aspergillus fumigatus - immunology; Case-Control Studies; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - immunology; Risk Factors; Skin Tests

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a pulmonary disorder caused by hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus which primarily complicates the course of asthma and cystic fibrosis. There is a theoretical possibility that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can also...