A review of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in 1-2% of patients with asthma and in 10% of patients with cystic fibrosis. We introduce the acronym "ARTEPICS" in this review article on ABPA to facilitate its diagnosis: A: Asthma; R: Roentgenographic infiltrates; T: Tests for Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) positive in the skin; E: Eosinophilia; P: Precipitating antibody to Af; I: IgE in serum elevated; C: Central bronchiectasis; and S: Serum specific IgE-Af and IgG-Af elevated (ARTEPICS).
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
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D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic