Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Allergic Aspergillus Sinusitis and their Co-occurrence
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Allergic Aspergillus Sinusitis and their Co-occurrence
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), which requires a set of criteria for diagnosis, occurs in atopic individuals, predominantly asthmatics. Oral corticosteroids are the cornerstone for the management of the disease. Allergic Aspergillus sinusitis (AAS), clinico-pathologically similar to ABPA, is also diagnosed with a set of criteria including demonstration of fungal elements in sinu...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Allergy Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1874-8384
DOI: 10.2174/1874838400801010052