Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- história de asma
- história de fibrose cística (FC)
- adolescentes e adultos jovens com FC
- história de distúrbios alérgicos e de hipersensibilidade
- tosse
- rolhas de muco
- sibilância
Other diagnostic factors
- febre
- dor torácica pleurítica
- hemoptise
- baqueteamento digital
- cianose
- perda de peso
Risk factors
- asma
- fibrose cística
- distúrbios alérgicos e de hipersensibilidade
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- teste cutâneo positivo para sensibilidade ao Aspergillus fumigatus
- imunoglobulina E (IgE) sérica total
- contagem de eosinófilos sanguíneos periféricos no hemograma completo
- radiografia torácica
- tomografia computadorizada (TC) de alta resolução do tórax
- IgE específica de Aspergillus
Tests to consider
- cultura e microscopia da expectoração
Treatment algorithm
estágio 1: agudo
estágio 2: remissão
estágio 3: exacerbação
estágio 4: asma dependente de corticosteroides
estágio 5: fibrose de estágio terminal
Contributors
Authors
Carrie Cao, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
Disclosures
CC declares she does not have any competing interests.
Lauren E Eggert, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
Disclosures
LE declares she has served on the advisory boards for AstraZeneca and Regeneron.
Acknowledgements
Dr Carrie Cao and Dr Lauren E Eggert would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Cristine Radojicic, the previous contributor to this topic.
Disclosures
CR declares she is on the advisory board for CSL Behring and the Speakers Bureau for BioCryst.
Peer reviewers
Martin Schöni, MD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Bern
Bern
Switzerland
Disclosures
MS declares that he has no competing interests.
Jordan Fink, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Allergy-Immunology Division
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
WI
Disclosures
JF is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
Peer reviewer acknowledgements
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Disclosures
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References
Key articles
Patterson TF, Thompson GR 3rd, Denning DW, et al. Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillosis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Aug 15;63(4):e1-e60.Full text Abstract
Pasteur MC, Bilton D, Hill AT; British Thoracic Society Bronchiectasis non-CF Guideline Group. British Thoracic Society guideline for non-CF bronchiectasis. Thorax. 2010;65(suppl 1):i1-i58.Full text Abstract
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis clinical care guidelines. 2003 [internet publication] .Full text
Patterson R, Greenberger PA, Radin RC, et al. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: staging as an aid to management. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:286-291. Abstract
Reference articles
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Differentials
- Exacerbação da asma
- Exacerbação infecciosa da fibrose cística sem aspergilose broncopulmonar alérgica (ABPA)
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