Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis

Table 1

Criteria for diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in asthma.

(1) Asthma
(2) Chest radiographic infiltrate(s)
(3) Allergy prick skin reactivity to A. fumigatus
(4) Elevated total serum IgE level ≥1000 IU/mL. Some groups recommend IgE ≥1000 ng/mL (416 IU/mL)
(5) Precipitating IgG antibodies to A. fumigatus
(6) Peripheral blood eosinophilia
(7) Elevated serum specific IgE anti-A. fumiatus antibodies greater than twice non-ABPA IgE A. fumigatus-positive asthmatic serum pool
(8) Elevated serum specific IgG anti-A. fumiatus antibodies
(9) Central bronchiectasis

(i) Criteria 1–9, ABPA-central bronchiectasis, ABPA-CB.
(ii) Criteria 1–8, ABPA-seropositive, ABPA-S.