Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Authors: DAVID J. HENDRICK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters1 February 1980Allergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisDAVID J. HENDRICK, M.D.DAVID J. HENDRICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-2-265 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: May I comment on the paper by Graves and colleagues in the September issue (1) reporting "the first description of a familial occurrence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in which extensive immunologic studies were done." The point at issue is whether both brothers truly had the disorder in question-if indeed either had. The clinical feature that prompted Hinson and associates (2) to suggest the term allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in their original description of the disorder was a recurring episode of "lobar or segmental collapse and consolidation, first in one part [of serial chest radiographs], then in another and...References1. GRAVES T, FINK J, PATTERSON R, KURUP V, and SCANLON G. A familial occurrence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:378-82. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HINSON K, MOON A, and PLUMMER N. Broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax. 1952;7:317-33. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SCADDING J. The bronchi in allergic aspergillosis. Scand J Respir Dis. 1967;48:372-7. Google Scholar4. MCCARTHY D, SIMON G, and HARGREAVE F. The radiological appearances in allergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis. Clin Radiol. 1970;21:366-75. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. ROSENBERG M, PATTERSON R, MINTZER R, COOPER B, ROBERTS M, and HARRIS K. Clinical and immunologic criteria for the diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Ann Intern Med. 1977;86:405-14. LinkGoogle Scholar1. GOLBERT T and PATTERSON R. Pulmonary allergic aspergillosis. Ann Intern Med. 1970;72:395-403. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SLAVIN R, FISCHER V, LEVINE E, TSAI C, and WINZENBURGER P. A primate model of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol. 1978;56:325-33. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ROSENBERG M, PATTERSON R, ROBERTS M, and WANG J. The assessment of immunologic and clinical changes occurring during corticosteroid therapy for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Am J Med. 1978;64:599-606. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WANG J, PATTERSON R, ROSENBERG M, ROBERTS M, and COOPER B. Serum IgE and IgG antibody activity against Aspergillus fumigatus as a diagnostic aid in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1978;117:917-27. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. VITHAYASAI V, HYDE J, and FLORO L. Allergic aspergillosis in a family. IMJ 1973;144:564-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID J. HENDRICK, M.D.Affiliations: West Virginia University Medical Center Morgantown, WV 26506 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1980Volume 92, Issue 2_Part_1 Page: 265-266 Keywords Allergy and immunology Aspergillosis Thorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...