Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Key points

• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis results from an allergy to Aspergillus spores. In the exam questions often give a history of bronchiectasis and eosinophilia. Features
• bronchoconstriction: wheeze, cough, dyspnoea. Patients may have a previous label of asthma
• bronchiectasis (proximal) Investigations
• flitting CXR changes
• positive radioallergosorbent (RAST) test to Aspergillus