Asthma and allergic aspergillosis in monozygotic twins.
Monozygotic twins are reported; both had bronchial asthma with type I hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus but only one had type III hypersensitivity, together with pulmonary infiltrations compatible with the diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. It is suggested that non-inherited factors other than the intensity of exposure to antigen may be important in determining the development of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
D000328:Adult; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic