Aspergillus-induced Asthma and Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization
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چکیده
Aspergillosis of the respiratory tract has diverse manifestations that range from hypersensitivity disorders to rapidly invasive disseminated disease. These can be classified into 3 distinct clinical categories, viz. allergic aspergillosis, saprophytic colonization, and invasive aspergillosis (Table 1). Different presentations of the allergic form, usually seen in atopic individuals, include Aspergillus-induced asthma (AIA), allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), and allergic Aspergillus sinusitis (AAS). This review focuses on ABPA and highlights some of the other Aspergillus-related respiratory disorders.
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