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 (At) 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).
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Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Allergy & Immunol, 34th St & Civ Ctr Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAChildrens Hosp Philadelphia, Allergy & Immunol, 34th St & Civ Ctr Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Reddy, Ashwini
Greenberger, Paul A.
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Northwestern Mem Hosp, Allergy & Immunol, Chicago, IL USAChildrens Hosp Philadelphia, Allergy & Immunol, 34th St & Civ Ctr Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Greenberger, Paul A.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE,
2017,
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