Clinical analysis of 11 cases of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Objective To describe the clinical characteristics of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis(ABPA). Methods The clinical data of 11 ABPA patients were retrospectively analyzed. Results Bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis and pneumonia were initially misdiagnosed in 11 cases respectively. Common symptoms were cough, expectoration, wheeze, fever, chest tightness, sputum plug and hemoptysis. Most lesions on chest CT were pathy infiltrations, central bronchiectasis and mucoid impaction. Conclusions The clinical symptoms of ABPA are nonspecific. Measurement of peripheral blood eosinophilia, serum IgE level, immediate cutaneous reaction to A. fumigatus are helpful to confirm the diagnosis.