Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Lessons for the busy radiologist

Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis[5]

Predisposing conditions

Bronchial asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive lung disease

Obligatory criteria

Elevated total IgE levels (> 1000 IU/mL)

Elevated IgG and/or IgE against A. fumigatus

Other criteria (at least three of five)

Immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity to A. fumigatus antigen (type I reaction)

Presence of serum precipitins against A. fumigatus

Fixed/transient pulmonary opacities on chest radiograph

Peripheral blood eosinophil count > 1000 cells/μL

Bronchiectasis on HRCT chest

Please retain HRCT chest

A. fumigatus: Aspergillus fumigatus; HRCT: High-resolution computed tomography.