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Abstract
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in 1-2% of patients with asthma and in 10% of patients with cystic fibrosis. We introduce the acronym "ARTEPICS" in this review article on ABPA to facilitate its diagnosis: A: Asthma; R: Roentgenographic infiltrates; T: Tests for Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) positive in the skin; E: Eosinophilia; P: Precipitating antibody to Af; I: IgE in serum elevated; C: Central bronchiectasis; and S: Serum specific IgE-Af and IgG-Af elevated (ARTEPICS).Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8807504
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol ISSN: 1018-9068 Impact factor: 4.333