World J Clin Med Case Rep | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Gaurav P1, Devendra KS1*, Syed Haider MR1, Shubham P2, Vivek KP3 and Ajay KV4
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Gautam Buddh Nagar, India
2Department of Emergency Medicine, SRHC Hospital, India
3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Gautam Buddh Nagar, India
4Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, India
*Correspondance to: Devendra Kumar Singh
Fulltext PDFIntroduction: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease and Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) is the one that is strongly associated with asthma which majorly affects the lung. The present study was done to find the prevalence of ABPA in adult asthmatics in tertiary care hospitals using the ISHAM criteria for ABPA.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 165 asthma patients using ISHAM criteria for ABPA. Result: Out of 165 cases, 36 (21.81%) patients had ABPA according to ISHAM criteria.
Conclusion: ABPA is frequently misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis in India results in delaying the diagnosis of ABPA. Clinicians should be sensitized to the problem burden, timely diagnosis and management to prevent lung tissue damage.
Significance of result: A separate guideline can be formulated to diagnose and manage ABPA in asthmatic patients.
Allergic Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; ABPA; Asthma; ISHAM criteria
Gaurav P, Devendra KS, Syed Haider MR, Shubham P, Vivek KP, Ajay KV. The Pattern of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) in Asthmatic Patients. World J Clin Med Case Rep. 2023; 1(1): 1004..