Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Abstract

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is an inflammatory disorder of lung caused due to immune hypersensitivity inflammatory reaction to Aspergillus fumigatus. It occurs mainly in patients with Asthma or Cystic fibrosis (CF). Sometimes an ABPA-like disease is caused by fungi other than A. fumigatus, and that condition is termed as allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM). ABPA was first described by Hinson et al. in 1952 from UK. Almost two decades later it was again reported by Shah et al. from India.