ABPA should be suspected in patients with a predisposing lung disease--most commonly asthma or cystic fibrosis--presenting with symptoms of recurrent infection such as fever, but who do not respond to conventional antibiotic therapy.
ABPA should be suspected in patients with a predisposing lung disease--most commonly asthma or cystic fibrosis--and is often associated with chronic airway limitation (CAL). Patients generally present with symptoms of recurrent infection such as fever, but do not respond to conventional antibiotic therapy.