Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis diagnotic criteria are
Detection of Aspergillus in sputum
Central lower lobe bronchiectasis
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Diagnostic criteria of allergic broncho pulmonary aspergillosis include ashma(in majority of cases),proximal bronchiectasis(inner two-thirds of chest CT field),positive skin test to an extract of A.fumigatus,elevated total serum IgE>417 KU/L or 1000 ng/ml,elevated serum IgE(A.fumigatus) or IgG(A.fumigatus),peripheral blood eosinophilia,presence or history of chest X ray abnormalities,fungal hyphae of A.fumigatus on microscopic examination of sputum. Reference:Davidson' s Medicine-22nd edition,page no:697
Respiratory system