ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS

Course overview

ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA) IS A COMMON FUNGAL INFECTION IN UNCONTROLLED ASTHMATICS, CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS, AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPER MANAGEMENT ARE CRITICAL TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS AND/OR DISEASE PROGRESSION. DIAGNOSIS CENTERS AROUND CLASSIC CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS, AND IMMUNOLOGICAL FINDINGS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.