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Allergic Bronchopulmonary 
Aspergillosis 
Yoavanit Srivaro M.D.
OUTLINE 
• HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 
• EPIDEMIOLOGY 
• PATHOGENESIS AND ETIOLOGY 
• CLINICAL FEATURES 
• DIAGNOSIS 
• TREATMENT
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 
• Asthma and “aspergillosis” were first associated 
by Renon in 1897 
• 1st report of ABPA was published in 1952 by 
Hinson and colleagues described 3 pts with 
-recurrent episodes of “wheezy bronchitis” 
-serum eosinophilia 
-sputum production 
-fever 
-infiltrates on chest x-ray films. 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 
Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 
Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 
Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33
EPIDEMIOLOGY 
• Later, Agarwal and associates estimated 
overall prevalence of ABPA in asthmatic 
populations at 12.9% (95% confidence interval 
[CI] 7.9 to 18.9) 
• Most authors appear to agree that 
approximately 2% of asthmatic patients 
• And 1% to 15% of CF patients develop ABPA 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
EPIDEMIOLOGY 
• Usually manifesting between the third and 
fourth decades of life. 
• No gender predilection. 
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Pathogenesis And Etiology 
-Aspergillus is a ubiquitous fungus 
-Widely in nature 
-Decaying vegetable matter 
-An opportunistic pathogen 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
(above diagrams from MycoAlbum CD by George Barron)
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
Aspergillus species 
• Saprobic habitat 
-Soil 
-Plants 
-Water 
-Pepper 
-Air 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
Aspergillus species 
• Mode of infection 
-Inhalation of conidia 
-Transfer to wound via contaminate tape 
/bandages 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
• Aspergillus species 
• Growth at 37 C 
• Binding to fibrinogen and laminin 
• Secretion of elastase and proteases 
• Catalase 
• Gliotoxin(?) 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
• Aspergillus species 
• ABPA 
• Sinusitis 
• Aspergilloma 
• Invasive aspergillosis 
• Lung 
• Brain 
• Skin 
• GI 
• Heart 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Oppotunistic mycosis 
Aspergillus fumigatus 
Aspergillus flavus 
Aspergillus niger 
Aspergillus terreus 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Figure 3.1 Life cycle of Aspergillus (2013 Atsu)
the colonies of 
Aspergillus 
may be black, 
brown, green, 
yellow, white, 
or other colors, 
depending 
upon the 
species 
Original uploader was Jankaan at nl.wikipedia
Aspergillus fumigatus. 
Lactophenol cotton blue 
preparation show conidial 
head 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Aspergillus terreus. 
Lactophenol cotton 
blue preparation 
show conidial head 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Aspergillus niger.in 
lung lesion showing 
both hyphae and 
conidial head 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Aspergillus in tissue showing 
acute angle branching 
septate hyphae 
Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
•Fungal spors(conidia) 2.5-3.5mm 
are inhale in to the lower airway 
& alveoli 
• Aspergillus grows through the product 
of hyphae from sprout 
conidiophores 
• Aspergillus secrete proteolytic enz. 
•Adherence of conidia to resp. epith. 
cells 
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Pathogenesis And Etiology 
Adherence of conidia to respiratory epithelial cells 
Cellular dysfunction 
Initially cilial disruption 
The fungal colony grows, 
Hyphae are produced invade between & through 
epithelial cells 
Leading to substantial tissue disruption 
• JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
Schematic representation of components of the host response to inhaled Aspergillus conidia. 
Park S J , and Mehrad B Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2009;22:535-551
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
• Inhalation of fungal spores is ubiquitous 
• Aspergillus colonization and infection only occur in some 
patients 
• Predisposing factors must enable Aspergillus proliferation 
up to a high antigen burden. 
• First, the breakdown of local nonspecific immunity (e.g., 
mucociliary clearance mechanisms) will likely render an 
individual more susceptible to the adherence of spores to 
the airway epithelium. 
• Preexisting lung disease such as bronchiectasis, as occurs in 
CF 
• Other factors may include the viscous mucus layer present 
in the airways of these patients. 
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Figure 61-1 Pathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis 
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Figure 3 | Balancing protection and immunopathology in fungal infections: 
a cooperative effort of the innate and adaptive immune systems 
Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January) 2004)
Pathogenesis And Etiology 
Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January 2004)
Immune responses:Innate immune 
response 
• TLRs2, 4, and 9 are considered important for 
immunity to Aspergillus species 
• Chronic fungal sensitization model:mouse 
• Human studies comparing ABPA patients with 
healthy controls and asthma with fungal infection 
did not support a TLR2 allele 
• A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR9, 
a receptor-binding nonmethylated CpG motif, 
was associated with an odds ratio of 2.5 for ABPA 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January 2004)
Immune responses:Innate immune 
response 
• TLRs2, 4, and 9 are considered important for 
immunity to Aspergillus species 
• Chronic fungal sensitization model:mouse 
• Human studies comparing ABPA patients with 
healthy controls and asthma with fungal infection 
did not support a TLR2 allele 
• A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR9, 
a receptor-binding nonmethylated CpG motif, 
was associated with an odds ratio of 2.5 for ABPA 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
Chronic fungal sensitization model 
Wild type TLR2-def 
delayed and attenuated bronchial hyperresponsiveness 
to Aspergillus airway colonization, 
with persistence of fungi longer than 
delayed and attenuated bronchial 
hyperresponsiveness to Aspergillus airway 
colonization, 
with persistence of fungi shorter than 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
Immune responses:Innate immune 
response 
• TLRs2, 4, and 9 are considered important for 
immunity to Aspergillus species 
• Chronic fungal sensitization model:mouse 
• Human studies comparing ABPA patients with 
healthy controls and asthma with fungal infection 
did not support a TLR2 allele 
• A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR9, 
a receptor-binding nonmethylated CpG motif, 
was associated with an odds ratio of 2.5 for ABPA 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
SNP in TLR9, a 
receptor-binding 
nonmethylated CpG 
motif, was associated 
with an odds ratio of 
2.5 for ABPA 
Abul K. Abbas et al.Cellular&Molecular immunology;9 edition2012:55-88
Immune responses:Innate immune 
response 
-Responses to fungi may also be influenced by certain serum acute phase 
reactants, the pentraxins. 
-In particular in a mouse model of fungal asthma 
“ in vitro stimulation of macrophages by serum amyloid protein (SAP) & 
reinfusion” 
“improved pulmonary outcomes ” 
“modulation of macrophage function may be achieved by regulation 
through SAP” 
improved outcomes of Aspergillus infections. 
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Table 4-3 Pattern Recognition Molecules of the Innate Immune System 
Abul K. Abbas et al.Cellular&Molecular immunology;9 edition2012:55-88
Immune responses 
• Some results suggest this may translate to 
humans where specific SNPs in surfactant 
proteins and mannose-binding lectin (MBL) 
have been associated with both presence of 
and protection from ABPA 
• Depending on the distinct alleles and 
genotype combinations of surfactant protein 
A2 and MBL 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
Table 4-3 Pattern Recognition Molecules of the Innate Immune System 
Abul K. Abbas et al.Cellular&Molecular immunology;9 edition2012:55-88
Immune responses:Cellular immune response
Figure 3 | Balancing protection and immunopathology in fungal infections: 
a cooperative effort of the innate and adaptive immune systems 
Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January) 2004)
Figure 61-1 Pathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Immune responses:Cellular immune 
response 
Garcia and colleagues 
-Demonstrated different patterns of T cell 
chemokine receptor expression 
ABPA allergic asthmatic 
patients 
Non-ABPA allergic asthmatic 
patients 
After Aspergillus antigen 
exposure 
After Aspergillus antigen 
exposure 
Proliferating allergen-specific CD4+ T cells 
downregulated the expression of CCR4 and 
CXCR3 in vitro 
T cell chemokine receptor were 
upregulated in stimulated allergen-specific 
T cells 
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Immune responses: Specific antibody 
responses 
• Gautum and associates used proteomics to 
identify 16 allergens associated with Aspergillus 
infection 
• Another study demonstrated the relevance of the 
Aspergillus antigen Asp f 34, showing that 
#94% of the ABPA 
#46% of the A. fumigatus–sensitized 
individuals 
***Asp f 34–specific serum IgE.*** 
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Genetic associations with ABPA 
Miller and coworkers 
#demonstrated a higher prevalence of cystic 
fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator 
(CFTR) mutations in ABPA patients than healthy 
controls. 
• In transgenic mice models the HLA-DR2 
genotype, particularly DRB1 1503, appears to 
convey enhanced susceptibility to the pulmonary 
eosinophilic inflammation associated with ABPA 
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Genetic associations with ABPA 
• Other specific associations with ABPA have 
been found in 
-IL-4 receptor polymorphisms 
-IL-13 polymorphisms 
-tumor necrosis factor-α polymorphisms 
-IL-10 polymorphisms 
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CLINICAL FEATURES 
• The first descriptions of the clinical 
presentation of ABPA were of patients with 
-severe asthma 
-radiographic findings of pulmonary 
consolidation or segmental lung collapse 
- fever, malaise, and cough productive of 
brown sputum. 
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CLINICAL FEATURES 
• Diagnosis of asthma is reported to occur in more than 
90% of patients with ABPA, most with asthma for over 
a decade 
• Not all patients with ABPA will have asthma 
• ABPA being highly prevalent in CF patients. 
• Overall, ABPA occurs most often in patients with 
-difficult-to-control asthma 
-CF and atopy. 
• Patients with asthma or CF who develop ABPA will 
present with deterioration of the disease with 
worsening of wheezing. 
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CLINICAL FEATURES 
• Typically, cough occurs with thick,brown 
sputum or plugs of mucus with histologic 
evidence of eosinophilic debris and Aspergillus 
hyphae. 
• Although rarely severe, hemoptysis is also 
described. 
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CLINICAL FEATURES 
Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33
CLINICAL FEATURES 
• Fever, weight loss, and fatigue are common in 
individuals who develop ABPA 
• Fever, weight loss, and fatigue should raise 
suspicion of its presence when seen in 
patients with asthma and CF. 
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CLINICAL FEATURES 
• Clinical picture is often accompanied by 
typical radiologic findings 
****central bronchiectasis**** 
• Not all patients develop permanent 
pulmonary lesions 
• Pulmonary parenchymal infiltrates on chest 
radiography may disappear with treatment 
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CLINICAL FEATURES 
• ABPA serologic (ABPA-S) 
#milder form of the disease 
#diagnosed in the absence of radiologic 
abnormalities 
• The range of lung features vary from the 
presence 
#clinical features with no pulmonary opacities 
#clinical features with classic, dominantly central 
bronchiectasis or end-stage fibrosis with 
associated respiratory failure 
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DIAGNOSIS
a.Rosenberg M, 
Patterson R, 
Mintzer R, et al 
1977 
b.Schwartz HJ, 
Greenberger PA 
1991 
c.Greenberger PA. 
1994 
d.Agarwal R, 
Khan A, Gupta 
D, et al 
2010
BOX 61-1 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALLERGIC 
BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA) 
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CRITERIA 
Primary 
Asthma 
Serum eosinophilia 
Immediate skin reactivity to Aspergillus 
Precipitins to Aspergillus 
Elevated IgE 
Pulmonary infiltrates (transient or fixed) Central bronchiectasis 
• Secondary 
Aspergillus fumigatus in sputum 
Expectoration of brown plugs 
Late skin reactivity to Aspergillus 
Rosenberg M, Patterson R, Mintzer R, et al. Clinical and immunologic 
criteria for the diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Ann 
Intern Med 1977;86:405-14;
BOX 61-1 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALLERGIC 
BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA) 
ABPA-CB/-S CLASSIFICATION 
ABPA-CB: Minimal Essential Criteria ABPA-S: Minimal Essential Criteria 
Asthma Asthma 
Immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus Immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus 
Elevated total IgE (1000 ng/mL) Elevated total IgE (1000 ng/mL) 
Proximal bronchiectasis Elevated Aspergillus-specific IgE and/or IgG 
Additional Criteria 
Current or previous pulmonary infiltrates 
Mucus plugs 
Presence of Aspergillus in sputum 
Precipitins to Aspergillus 
Delayed skin test positive 
Eosinophilia (>1000/μL) 
Schwartz HJ, Greenberger PA. The prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in patients 
with asthma, determined by serologic and radiologic criteria in patients at risk. J Lab Clin Med 
1991;117:138-42; 
Greenberger PA. Diagnosis and management of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Allergy 
Proc 1994;15:335-9;
BOX 61-1 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALLERGIC 
BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA) 
AGARWAL CLASSIFICATION 
Patients Diagnosed with ABPA if They Meet Both of the 
Following Criteria: 
1. Total IgE levels >1000 ng/mL 
2. Aspergillus fumigatus–specific IgE levels >0.35 kUA/L 
And Two of the Following Criteria: 
1. Presence of serum precipitins against A. fumigatus 
2. Radiographic pulmonary opacities (fixed/transient) 
3. Absolute blood eosinophil count >1000 cells/μL 
4. Central bronchiectasis on HRCT 
Agarwal R, Khan A, Gupta D, et al. An alternate method of classifying 
allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis based on high-attenuation mucus. 
PLoS One 2010;5
DIAGNOSIS 
-Fungal airways disease caused by Aspergillus 
may represent a continuum 
colonization of the 
airway severe fibrosis 
airway immunologic 
reactions to the fungus 
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DIAGNOSIS 
Differential Diagnosis 
• Severe asthma with fungal sensitization” 
(SAFS) 
• Pulmonary infiltrates from bacterial or viral 
pneumonia in the setting of SAFS 
• Impaired lung function in those with severe 
asthma who have coexistent fungal 
sensitization
DIAGNOSIS 
Differential Diagnosis 
• Serum total IgE is higher than 1000 ng/mL 
(417 IU/mL) in ABPA patients. 
• The levels between 500 and 1000 ng/mL 
should be closely monitored for development 
of ABPA, with follow-up IgE levels monitored 
every 6 weeks. 
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DIAGNOSIS 
Cystic fibrosis 
-Recognition of ABPA is complicated by the usual 
concomitant bronchiectasis, with variable 
presence of asthma. 
-Frequent colonization of airways with 
Aspergillus species  elevation of serum 
total IgE and problems with coexistent fungal 
sensitization 
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Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
• Absence of sensitivity to Aspergillus effectively 
excludes ABPA, except in rare individuals 
• Absence of reactivity to Aspergillus antigens 
makes a diagnosis of ABPA extremely unlikely, 
• Prevalence of fungal sensitization has been 
reported as high as 66% in severely asthmatic 
patients, with sensitivity to Aspergillus of 45%. 
• Indicating that both blood and skin testing should 
be performed to ascertain fungal sensitization. 
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Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
Aspergillus Skin Test: 
• The Aspergillus skin test is performed using 
an A fumigatus antigen 
-Commercial (eg, Aspergillin; Hollister-Stier 
Laboratories; Spokane, WA) 
-Locally prepared. 
Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
Aspergillus Skin Test: 
The test is read every 15 min for 1 h, and then after 6 to 8 h. 
** The reactions are classified as** 
Type I reaction 
if a wheal and erythema developed within 1 min, reaches a 
maximum after 10 to 20 min, and resolves within 1 to 2 h. 
Type III reaction 
read after 6 h, and any amount of subcutaneous edema is 
considered a positive result. 
Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
Aspergillus Skin Test: 
An immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity to A fumigatus antigens 
“ is a characteristic finding of ABPA and represents the presence A 
fumigatus specific IgE antibodies” 
A type III skin reaction 
“probably represents the immune complex hypersensitivity 
reaction, although its exact significance remains unclear. “ 
Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
• More than 80 allergens of Aspergillus have been 
identified in humans. 
• Asthma & CF, reactivity to the antigens Asp f 1, 3, 4 & 6 
• Pts with asthma appear to recognize Asp f 1 and 3, 
• Both asthma & CF Pts, the presence of antibodies to 
either Asp f 4 or Asp f 6 has been associated with high 
sensitivity and specificity for ABPA. 
• The use of recombinant antigens for testing 
#not currently routine 
#but may improved diagnostic rigor. 
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Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
• ABPA is highly elevated serum total IgE level. 
• Agawal and coworkers proposed a threshold 
of 1000 IU/mL as a criterion for ABPA 
diagnosis. 
• Not all agree with such a high threshold 
• Total IgE may be even lower in some patients, 
(being treated with corticosteroids.) 
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Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
• Many patients have very high levels of total IgE, (>10,000 
IU/mL). 
• The most sensitive indicator of disease progression is serial 
measurements of total IgE showing increasing levels of IgE. 
• A decline in serum total IgE of 35% is considered diagnostic 
of achieving remission of ABPA. 
• A doubling of serum total IgE is considered diagnostic of 
relapse of ABPA, especially in CF patients. 
• Oral corticosteroids will reduce blood IgE levels and also 
need consideration.
Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
• Precipitating antibodies to Aspergillus by gel 
diffusion 
#Predominantly of the IgG class 
#Occasionally IgE and IgA 
• Precipitating antibodies may also be 
detectable in several fungal pulmonary 
dis.:Aspergilloma
Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
Eosinophilia 
• Not a specific test 
• Asthma & allergic disease 
• Suppressed in pts taking oral corticosteroids
Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations 
• The presence of Aspergillus, particularly hyphae in the 
sputum, also suggests ABPA. 
• Aspergillus colonization of the airways may occur without 
sufficient criteria to diagnose ABPA and is also present in 
invasive fungal infections in the lung. 
• Curschmann spirals and eosinophilic debris (e.g., Charcot- 
Leyden crystals) may be found in the sputum of ABPA 
patients, indicating inflammatory airway response 
• These findings can be seen in asthmatic patients without 
ABPA as well. 
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Curschmann spirals 
Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia
Charcot- Leyden crystals 
Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia
Radiologic Findings 
**Fleeting parenchymal pulmonary opacities** 
*Pulmonary opacities frequently manifest in 
those with ABPA-S but without overt evidence 
of symptoms* 
*May be confused with persistent pneumonia* 
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Radiologic Findings 
•Once large airways are 
involved 
• Transitory opacities 
•Thickened airway walls 
•Central bronchiectasis 
•Mucus plugging 
atelectasis 
•More significant 
pulmonary collapse 
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Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
Radiologic Findings 
HRCT:Lung Parenchymal Changes 
lung opacity Lung collapse Parenchymal 
Transient parenchymal 
scaring 
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Radiologic Findings 
HRCT:Airways Changes 
Bronchiectasis involving large central airways with a predilection for the upper 
lobes are diagnostic of ABPA. 
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Radiologic Findings 
-Bronchiectasis at lobar & segmental levels and 
involving the majority of airways is characteristic. 
-Severe asthma can also be associated with 
bronchiectasis on CT 
( not exceed two lobes, as typically occurs in ABPA) 
-Mucoid impaction leading to airway collapse 
-“Tree-in-bud” opacities is also described. 
-Severe central bronchectasis will also give rise to 
more peripheral bronchiectasis & the fibrosis 
associated with end-stage disease. 
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Histopathologic Findings 
• Inflammatory infiltration of the airways by 
eosinophils and lymphocytes 
• Globlet cell hyperplasia 
• Granulomas with distal exudative bronchiolitis 
• Mucoid impaction 
• End-stage disease:fibrosis 
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Histopathologic Findings 
• Pathologic samples are not required for the 
diagnosis of ABPA 
• The detection of Aspergillus in lung tissue 
when lung biopsy is performed is useful 
because it supports the diagnosis. 
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The bronchi of this resected lobe are markedly distended with mucous. This is a 
manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Mucin admixed with degenerating eosinophiles (allergic mucin) with 
multiple Charcot-Leyden crystals. This is a manifestation of allergic 
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
The bronchi are markedly distended with mucous. This is a manifestation of allergic 
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
This bronchus is markedly distended with mucous. This 
is a manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary 
aspergillosis
Fig. 6. Protocol for investigating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis(ABPA) in patients with asthma. 
Ritesh Agarwal et al, Clinical & Experimental Allergy,2013; 43 : 850–873
Ritesh Agarwal et al, Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 43 : 850–873
Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
TREATMENT
TREATMENT 
• Corticosteroid 
• Antifungal Agents 
• Anti-IgE Biologics 
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AIM 
• Improve clinical symptoms of disease 
• Reduce exacerbations 
• Prevent progression of disease to central 
bronchiectasis. 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
• Oral corticosteroids are the basis of therapy 
for patients with ABPA. 
• Serum total IgE is used to monitor disease 
activity. 
• Initial recommended treatments for ABPA 
were at least 3 months. 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
Prednisone 0.5 mg/kg every day 
for 2 weeks 
Prednisone 0.5 mg/kg alternate days 
for 3 months 
Staging of disease & 
Repeat level of serum total IgE 
for monitor disease activity 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
• Larger cohorts indicated use of higher doses of 
corticosteroids for longer duration to prevent 
disease relapse. 
• No controlled data compare dosage regimens. 
• More recent studies 
-higher-dose regimens 
-with duration of treatment determined by 
serologic and clinical response 
-in particular aiming for a 35% reduction in 
serum total IgE to reduce the risk of relapse 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
0.75 mg/kg/day for 6 weeks 
0.5 mg/kg/day for 6 weeks 
then reduction of 5 mg/day every 6 
weeks, with 6 to 12 mnth of tx 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
• Lung damage can occur even in the absence of 
symptoms.Monitor serum total IgE levels 
every 1 to 2 months 
• Increase corticosteroid dosing if IgE levels 
double from the baseline values obtained 
after stability on the maintenance dose. 
• Alternate-day regimens may be an option for 
subjects who cannot be tapered off 
corticosteroids completely. 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
• Acute exacerbations should be treated with 
Prednisone 0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg/day for 1 
to 2 weeks 
Prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg/day for 6 to 
12 weeks on clinical remission 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
*Monthly pulsed methylprednisolone regimen* 
3 days of 10 to 15 mg/kg/day repeated every 
month 
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CORTICOSTEROID 
• Methyl prednisolone with itraconazole 
demonstrated effective reduction of serum 
total IgE and improvement in symptoms. 
• Methylprednisolone with itraconazole has 
been used in patients with CF as well. 
• High-dose intravenous corticosteroid 
treatments have also been used in life-threatening 
situations involving ABPA 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
CORTICOSTEROID 
• A study of budesonide and formoterol 
inhalation therapy in 21 patients with ABPA-S 
ABPA-s with Progressive elevation 
of serum IgE 
Responded to oral corticosteroids, 
with reduction in 
total IgE levels 
budesonide &formoterol 
6 months 
no pt used 
antifungal therapy 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
Antifungal Agents
19% 
46% 
Stevens and associates showed symptomatic improvement 
decreased corticosteroid requirement in 46% of those receiving 200 mg of itraconazole 
twice daily 
versus 19% in the placebo group. 
Steven DA,et al N Engl J Med 2000;342:756-62
Placebo 
Itraconazole 
Wark and colleagues 
showed reduced sputum eosinophil counts in both patients with ABPA-S and 
patients with ABPA-CB in remission, using daily itraconazole(400 mg/day for 16 
wks) 
Wark PAB et al, J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;111:952-7
Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:96-12 
Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal 
infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 
2011;183:96-128
Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:96-12 
The apparent consensus is that itraconazole, 200 mg twice 
daily for 6 months, should be offered for these patients 
Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal 
infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 
2011;183:96-128
Antifungal Agents 
• Voriconazole has been used as an alternative 
antifungal agent and was effective in a case 
series. 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
Antifungal Agents 
• Azoles are strong inhibitors of the cytochrome 
P450–dependent CYP3A4 enzyme involved in the 
metabolism of budesonide and other 
corticosteroids. 
• Adrenal suppression has been demonstrated by 
the ACTH stimulation test in pts receiving inhaled 
corticosteroids and itraconazole. 
• Some of the benefit of adjunctive azole therapy in 
ABPA might be caused by the relatively higher 
dose of bioavailable corticosteroid. 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
Anti-IgE Biologics 
• Key role of IgE in the pathology of ABPA 
• Effectiveness of anti-IgE treatments in asthma 
• Anti-IgE therapy has been tried in ABPA. 
• Recommended dose range of IgE for which 
omalizumab has proved effective is frequently 
exceeded in patients with ABPA 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
Anti-IgE Biologics 
• Uncontrolled case series report effective use 
of omalizumab in 
#ABPA patients 
#Corticosteroid-dependent CF patients 
• Others report the effective use of omalizumab 
with corticosteroids in life-threatening 
respiratory failure caused by ABPA. 
• Second-line option for ABPA in patients with 
and without CF. 
JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
Take home message 
• Patients with well-treated but uncontrolled asthma should 
be screened for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. 
• Diagnostic criteria for ABPA include asthma, increased total 
IgE levels, positive skin testing to Aspergillus fumigatus, 
increased specific IgE to Aspergillus, and central 
bronchiectasis (may be absent in ABPA serologic). 
• First-line therapy for ABPA is systemic corticosteroids; the 
antifungal itraconazole or voriconazole may be considered 
as an alternative, corticosteroid-sparing agent.
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

  • 2. OUTLINE • HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE • EPIDEMIOLOGY • PATHOGENESIS AND ETIOLOGY • CLINICAL FEATURES • DIAGNOSIS • TREATMENT
  • 3. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE • Asthma and “aspergillosis” were first associated by Renon in 1897 • 1st report of ABPA was published in 1952 by Hinson and colleagues described 3 pts with -recurrent episodes of “wheezy bronchitis” -serum eosinophilia -sputum production -fever -infiltrates on chest x-ray films. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 4. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33.
  • 5. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33
  • 6. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33
  • 7. EPIDEMIOLOGY • Later, Agarwal and associates estimated overall prevalence of ABPA in asthmatic populations at 12.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] 7.9 to 18.9) • Most authors appear to agree that approximately 2% of asthmatic patients • And 1% to 15% of CF patients develop ABPA JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 8. EPIDEMIOLOGY • Usually manifesting between the third and fourth decades of life. • No gender predilection. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 9. Pathogenesis And Etiology -Aspergillus is a ubiquitous fungus -Widely in nature -Decaying vegetable matter -An opportunistic pathogen JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 10. Pathogenesis And Etiology (above diagrams from MycoAlbum CD by George Barron)
  • 11. Pathogenesis And Etiology Aspergillus species • Saprobic habitat -Soil -Plants -Water -Pepper -Air Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 12. Pathogenesis And Etiology Aspergillus species • Mode of infection -Inhalation of conidia -Transfer to wound via contaminate tape /bandages Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 13. Pathogenesis And Etiology • Aspergillus species • Growth at 37 C • Binding to fibrinogen and laminin • Secretion of elastase and proteases • Catalase • Gliotoxin(?) Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 14. Pathogenesis And Etiology • Aspergillus species • ABPA • Sinusitis • Aspergilloma • Invasive aspergillosis • Lung • Brain • Skin • GI • Heart Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 15. Oppotunistic mycosis Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus terreus Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 16. Figure 3.1 Life cycle of Aspergillus (2013 Atsu)
  • 17. the colonies of Aspergillus may be black, brown, green, yellow, white, or other colors, depending upon the species Original uploader was Jankaan at nl.wikipedia
  • 18. Aspergillus fumigatus. Lactophenol cotton blue preparation show conidial head Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 19. Aspergillus terreus. Lactophenol cotton blue preparation show conidial head Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 20. Aspergillus niger.in lung lesion showing both hyphae and conidial head Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 21. Aspergillus in tissue showing acute angle branching septate hyphae Dr. Patrick R. Murray et al Medical Microbiology;7 th edition 2012
  • 22. Pathogenesis And Etiology •Fungal spors(conidia) 2.5-3.5mm are inhale in to the lower airway & alveoli • Aspergillus grows through the product of hyphae from sprout conidiophores • Aspergillus secrete proteolytic enz. •Adherence of conidia to resp. epith. cells JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 23. Pathogenesis And Etiology Adherence of conidia to respiratory epithelial cells Cellular dysfunction Initially cilial disruption The fungal colony grows, Hyphae are produced invade between & through epithelial cells Leading to substantial tissue disruption • JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 24. Schematic representation of components of the host response to inhaled Aspergillus conidia. Park S J , and Mehrad B Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2009;22:535-551
  • 25. Pathogenesis And Etiology • Inhalation of fungal spores is ubiquitous • Aspergillus colonization and infection only occur in some patients • Predisposing factors must enable Aspergillus proliferation up to a high antigen burden. • First, the breakdown of local nonspecific immunity (e.g., mucociliary clearance mechanisms) will likely render an individual more susceptible to the adherence of spores to the airway epithelium. • Preexisting lung disease such as bronchiectasis, as occurs in CF • Other factors may include the viscous mucus layer present in the airways of these patients. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 26. Figure 61-1 Pathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 27. Figure 3 | Balancing protection and immunopathology in fungal infections: a cooperative effort of the innate and adaptive immune systems Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January) 2004)
  • 28. Pathogenesis And Etiology Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January 2004)
  • 29. Immune responses:Innate immune response • TLRs2, 4, and 9 are considered important for immunity to Aspergillus species • Chronic fungal sensitization model:mouse • Human studies comparing ABPA patients with healthy controls and asthma with fungal infection did not support a TLR2 allele • A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR9, a receptor-binding nonmethylated CpG motif, was associated with an odds ratio of 2.5 for ABPA JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 30. Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January 2004)
  • 31. Immune responses:Innate immune response • TLRs2, 4, and 9 are considered important for immunity to Aspergillus species • Chronic fungal sensitization model:mouse • Human studies comparing ABPA patients with healthy controls and asthma with fungal infection did not support a TLR2 allele • A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR9, a receptor-binding nonmethylated CpG motif, was associated with an odds ratio of 2.5 for ABPA JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 32. Chronic fungal sensitization model Wild type TLR2-def delayed and attenuated bronchial hyperresponsiveness to Aspergillus airway colonization, with persistence of fungi longer than delayed and attenuated bronchial hyperresponsiveness to Aspergillus airway colonization, with persistence of fungi shorter than JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 33. Immune responses:Innate immune response • TLRs2, 4, and 9 are considered important for immunity to Aspergillus species • Chronic fungal sensitization model:mouse • Human studies comparing ABPA patients with healthy controls and asthma with fungal infection did not support a TLR2 allele • A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR9, a receptor-binding nonmethylated CpG motif, was associated with an odds ratio of 2.5 for ABPA JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 34. SNP in TLR9, a receptor-binding nonmethylated CpG motif, was associated with an odds ratio of 2.5 for ABPA Abul K. Abbas et al.Cellular&Molecular immunology;9 edition2012:55-88
  • 35. Immune responses:Innate immune response -Responses to fungi may also be influenced by certain serum acute phase reactants, the pentraxins. -In particular in a mouse model of fungal asthma “ in vitro stimulation of macrophages by serum amyloid protein (SAP) & reinfusion” “improved pulmonary outcomes ” “modulation of macrophage function may be achieved by regulation through SAP” improved outcomes of Aspergillus infections. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 36. Table 4-3 Pattern Recognition Molecules of the Innate Immune System Abul K. Abbas et al.Cellular&Molecular immunology;9 edition2012:55-88
  • 37. Immune responses • Some results suggest this may translate to humans where specific SNPs in surfactant proteins and mannose-binding lectin (MBL) have been associated with both presence of and protection from ABPA • Depending on the distinct alleles and genotype combinations of surfactant protein A2 and MBL JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 38. Table 4-3 Pattern Recognition Molecules of the Innate Immune System Abul K. Abbas et al.Cellular&Molecular immunology;9 edition2012:55-88
  • 40. Figure 3 | Balancing protection and immunopathology in fungal infections: a cooperative effort of the innate and adaptive immune systems Luigina Romani,Nature Reviews Immunology 4, 11-24 (January) 2004)
  • 41. Figure 61-1 Pathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • 42. Immune responses:Cellular immune response Garcia and colleagues -Demonstrated different patterns of T cell chemokine receptor expression ABPA allergic asthmatic patients Non-ABPA allergic asthmatic patients After Aspergillus antigen exposure After Aspergillus antigen exposure Proliferating allergen-specific CD4+ T cells downregulated the expression of CCR4 and CXCR3 in vitro T cell chemokine receptor were upregulated in stimulated allergen-specific T cells JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 43. Immune responses: Specific antibody responses • Gautum and associates used proteomics to identify 16 allergens associated with Aspergillus infection • Another study demonstrated the relevance of the Aspergillus antigen Asp f 34, showing that #94% of the ABPA #46% of the A. fumigatus–sensitized individuals ***Asp f 34–specific serum IgE.*** JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 44. Genetic associations with ABPA Miller and coworkers #demonstrated a higher prevalence of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutations in ABPA patients than healthy controls. • In transgenic mice models the HLA-DR2 genotype, particularly DRB1 1503, appears to convey enhanced susceptibility to the pulmonary eosinophilic inflammation associated with ABPA JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 45. Genetic associations with ABPA • Other specific associations with ABPA have been found in -IL-4 receptor polymorphisms -IL-13 polymorphisms -tumor necrosis factor-α polymorphisms -IL-10 polymorphisms JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 46. CLINICAL FEATURES • The first descriptions of the clinical presentation of ABPA were of patients with -severe asthma -radiographic findings of pulmonary consolidation or segmental lung collapse - fever, malaise, and cough productive of brown sputum. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 47. CLINICAL FEATURES • Diagnosis of asthma is reported to occur in more than 90% of patients with ABPA, most with asthma for over a decade • Not all patients with ABPA will have asthma • ABPA being highly prevalent in CF patients. • Overall, ABPA occurs most often in patients with -difficult-to-control asthma -CF and atopy. • Patients with asthma or CF who develop ABPA will present with deterioration of the disease with worsening of wheezing. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 48. CLINICAL FEATURES • Typically, cough occurs with thick,brown sputum or plugs of mucus with histologic evidence of eosinophilic debris and Aspergillus hyphae. • Although rarely severe, hemoptysis is also described. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 49. CLINICAL FEATURES Hinson KFW, Moon A Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Thorax 1952;7:317-33
  • 50. CLINICAL FEATURES • Fever, weight loss, and fatigue are common in individuals who develop ABPA • Fever, weight loss, and fatigue should raise suspicion of its presence when seen in patients with asthma and CF. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 51. CLINICAL FEATURES • Clinical picture is often accompanied by typical radiologic findings ****central bronchiectasis**** • Not all patients develop permanent pulmonary lesions • Pulmonary parenchymal infiltrates on chest radiography may disappear with treatment JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 52. CLINICAL FEATURES • ABPA serologic (ABPA-S) #milder form of the disease #diagnosed in the absence of radiologic abnormalities • The range of lung features vary from the presence #clinical features with no pulmonary opacities #clinical features with classic, dominantly central bronchiectasis or end-stage fibrosis with associated respiratory failure JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 54. a.Rosenberg M, Patterson R, Mintzer R, et al 1977 b.Schwartz HJ, Greenberger PA 1991 c.Greenberger PA. 1994 d.Agarwal R, Khan A, Gupta D, et al 2010
  • 55. BOX 61-1 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA) PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CRITERIA Primary Asthma Serum eosinophilia Immediate skin reactivity to Aspergillus Precipitins to Aspergillus Elevated IgE Pulmonary infiltrates (transient or fixed) Central bronchiectasis • Secondary Aspergillus fumigatus in sputum Expectoration of brown plugs Late skin reactivity to Aspergillus Rosenberg M, Patterson R, Mintzer R, et al. Clinical and immunologic criteria for the diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Ann Intern Med 1977;86:405-14;
  • 56. BOX 61-1 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA) ABPA-CB/-S CLASSIFICATION ABPA-CB: Minimal Essential Criteria ABPA-S: Minimal Essential Criteria Asthma Asthma Immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus Immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus Elevated total IgE (1000 ng/mL) Elevated total IgE (1000 ng/mL) Proximal bronchiectasis Elevated Aspergillus-specific IgE and/or IgG Additional Criteria Current or previous pulmonary infiltrates Mucus plugs Presence of Aspergillus in sputum Precipitins to Aspergillus Delayed skin test positive Eosinophilia (>1000/μL) Schwartz HJ, Greenberger PA. The prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in patients with asthma, determined by serologic and radiologic criteria in patients at risk. J Lab Clin Med 1991;117:138-42; Greenberger PA. Diagnosis and management of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Allergy Proc 1994;15:335-9;
  • 57. BOX 61-1 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA) AGARWAL CLASSIFICATION Patients Diagnosed with ABPA if They Meet Both of the Following Criteria: 1. Total IgE levels >1000 ng/mL 2. Aspergillus fumigatus–specific IgE levels >0.35 kUA/L And Two of the Following Criteria: 1. Presence of serum precipitins against A. fumigatus 2. Radiographic pulmonary opacities (fixed/transient) 3. Absolute blood eosinophil count >1000 cells/μL 4. Central bronchiectasis on HRCT Agarwal R, Khan A, Gupta D, et al. An alternate method of classifying allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis based on high-attenuation mucus. PLoS One 2010;5
  • 58. DIAGNOSIS -Fungal airways disease caused by Aspergillus may represent a continuum colonization of the airway severe fibrosis airway immunologic reactions to the fungus JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 59. DIAGNOSIS Differential Diagnosis • Severe asthma with fungal sensitization” (SAFS) • Pulmonary infiltrates from bacterial or viral pneumonia in the setting of SAFS • Impaired lung function in those with severe asthma who have coexistent fungal sensitization
  • 60. DIAGNOSIS Differential Diagnosis • Serum total IgE is higher than 1000 ng/mL (417 IU/mL) in ABPA patients. • The levels between 500 and 1000 ng/mL should be closely monitored for development of ABPA, with follow-up IgE levels monitored every 6 weeks. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 61. DIAGNOSIS Cystic fibrosis -Recognition of ABPA is complicated by the usual concomitant bronchiectasis, with variable presence of asthma. -Frequent colonization of airways with Aspergillus species  elevation of serum total IgE and problems with coexistent fungal sensitization JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 62. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
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  • 64. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations • Absence of sensitivity to Aspergillus effectively excludes ABPA, except in rare individuals • Absence of reactivity to Aspergillus antigens makes a diagnosis of ABPA extremely unlikely, • Prevalence of fungal sensitization has been reported as high as 66% in severely asthmatic patients, with sensitivity to Aspergillus of 45%. • Indicating that both blood and skin testing should be performed to ascertain fungal sensitization. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 65. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations Aspergillus Skin Test: • The Aspergillus skin test is performed using an A fumigatus antigen -Commercial (eg, Aspergillin; Hollister-Stier Laboratories; Spokane, WA) -Locally prepared. Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
  • 66. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations Aspergillus Skin Test: The test is read every 15 min for 1 h, and then after 6 to 8 h. ** The reactions are classified as** Type I reaction if a wheal and erythema developed within 1 min, reaches a maximum after 10 to 20 min, and resolves within 1 to 2 h. Type III reaction read after 6 h, and any amount of subcutaneous edema is considered a positive result. Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
  • 67. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations Aspergillus Skin Test: An immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity to A fumigatus antigens “ is a characteristic finding of ABPA and represents the presence A fumigatus specific IgE antibodies” A type III skin reaction “probably represents the immune complex hypersensitivity reaction, although its exact significance remains unclear. “ Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
  • 68. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations • More than 80 allergens of Aspergillus have been identified in humans. • Asthma & CF, reactivity to the antigens Asp f 1, 3, 4 & 6 • Pts with asthma appear to recognize Asp f 1 and 3, • Both asthma & CF Pts, the presence of antibodies to either Asp f 4 or Asp f 6 has been associated with high sensitivity and specificity for ABPA. • The use of recombinant antigens for testing #not currently routine #but may improved diagnostic rigor. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 69. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations • ABPA is highly elevated serum total IgE level. • Agawal and coworkers proposed a threshold of 1000 IU/mL as a criterion for ABPA diagnosis. • Not all agree with such a high threshold • Total IgE may be even lower in some patients, (being treated with corticosteroids.) JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 70. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations • Many patients have very high levels of total IgE, (>10,000 IU/mL). • The most sensitive indicator of disease progression is serial measurements of total IgE showing increasing levels of IgE. • A decline in serum total IgE of 35% is considered diagnostic of achieving remission of ABPA. • A doubling of serum total IgE is considered diagnostic of relapse of ABPA, especially in CF patients. • Oral corticosteroids will reduce blood IgE levels and also need consideration.
  • 71. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations • Precipitating antibodies to Aspergillus by gel diffusion #Predominantly of the IgG class #Occasionally IgE and IgA • Precipitating antibodies may also be detectable in several fungal pulmonary dis.:Aspergilloma
  • 72. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations Eosinophilia • Not a specific test • Asthma & allergic disease • Suppressed in pts taking oral corticosteroids
  • 73. Skin Testing&Laboratory Investigations • The presence of Aspergillus, particularly hyphae in the sputum, also suggests ABPA. • Aspergillus colonization of the airways may occur without sufficient criteria to diagnose ABPA and is also present in invasive fungal infections in the lung. • Curschmann spirals and eosinophilic debris (e.g., Charcot- Leyden crystals) may be found in the sputum of ABPA patients, indicating inflammatory airway response • These findings can be seen in asthmatic patients without ABPA as well. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 74. Curschmann spirals Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia
  • 75. Charcot- Leyden crystals Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia
  • 76. Radiologic Findings **Fleeting parenchymal pulmonary opacities** *Pulmonary opacities frequently manifest in those with ABPA-S but without overt evidence of symptoms* *May be confused with persistent pneumonia* JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 77. Radiologic Findings •Once large airways are involved • Transitory opacities •Thickened airway walls •Central bronchiectasis •Mucus plugging atelectasis •More significant pulmonary collapse JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 78. Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
  • 79. Radiologic Findings HRCT:Lung Parenchymal Changes lung opacity Lung collapse Parenchymal Transient parenchymal scaring JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 80. Radiologic Findings HRCT:Airways Changes Bronchiectasis involving large central airways with a predilection for the upper lobes are diagnostic of ABPA. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 81. Radiologic Findings -Bronchiectasis at lobar & segmental levels and involving the majority of airways is characteristic. -Severe asthma can also be associated with bronchiectasis on CT ( not exceed two lobes, as typically occurs in ABPA) -Mucoid impaction leading to airway collapse -“Tree-in-bud” opacities is also described. -Severe central bronchectasis will also give rise to more peripheral bronchiectasis & the fibrosis associated with end-stage disease. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 82. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 83. Histopathologic Findings • Inflammatory infiltration of the airways by eosinophils and lymphocytes • Globlet cell hyperplasia • Granulomas with distal exudative bronchiolitis • Mucoid impaction • End-stage disease:fibrosis JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 84. Histopathologic Findings • Pathologic samples are not required for the diagnosis of ABPA • The detection of Aspergillus in lung tissue when lung biopsy is performed is useful because it supports the diagnosis. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 85. The bronchi of this resected lobe are markedly distended with mucous. This is a manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • 86. Mucin admixed with degenerating eosinophiles (allergic mucin) with multiple Charcot-Leyden crystals. This is a manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • 87. The bronchi are markedly distended with mucous. This is a manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • 88. This bronchus is markedly distended with mucous. This is a manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • 89. Fig. 6. Protocol for investigating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis(ABPA) in patients with asthma. Ritesh Agarwal et al, Clinical & Experimental Allergy,2013; 43 : 850–873
  • 90. Ritesh Agarwal et al, Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 43 : 850–873
  • 91. Ritesh Agarwal, CHEST / 135 / 3 / MARCH, 2009
  • 93. TREATMENT • Corticosteroid • Antifungal Agents • Anti-IgE Biologics JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 94. AIM • Improve clinical symptoms of disease • Reduce exacerbations • Prevent progression of disease to central bronchiectasis. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 95. CORTICOSTEROID • Oral corticosteroids are the basis of therapy for patients with ABPA. • Serum total IgE is used to monitor disease activity. • Initial recommended treatments for ABPA were at least 3 months. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 96. CORTICOSTEROID Prednisone 0.5 mg/kg every day for 2 weeks Prednisone 0.5 mg/kg alternate days for 3 months Staging of disease & Repeat level of serum total IgE for monitor disease activity JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 97. CORTICOSTEROID • Larger cohorts indicated use of higher doses of corticosteroids for longer duration to prevent disease relapse. • No controlled data compare dosage regimens. • More recent studies -higher-dose regimens -with duration of treatment determined by serologic and clinical response -in particular aiming for a 35% reduction in serum total IgE to reduce the risk of relapse JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 98. CORTICOSTEROID 0.75 mg/kg/day for 6 weeks 0.5 mg/kg/day for 6 weeks then reduction of 5 mg/day every 6 weeks, with 6 to 12 mnth of tx JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 99. CORTICOSTEROID • Lung damage can occur even in the absence of symptoms.Monitor serum total IgE levels every 1 to 2 months • Increase corticosteroid dosing if IgE levels double from the baseline values obtained after stability on the maintenance dose. • Alternate-day regimens may be an option for subjects who cannot be tapered off corticosteroids completely. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 100. CORTICOSTEROID • Acute exacerbations should be treated with Prednisone 0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg/day for 1 to 2 weeks Prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg/day for 6 to 12 weeks on clinical remission JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 101. CORTICOSTEROID *Monthly pulsed methylprednisolone regimen* 3 days of 10 to 15 mg/kg/day repeated every month JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 102. CORTICOSTEROID • Methyl prednisolone with itraconazole demonstrated effective reduction of serum total IgE and improvement in symptoms. • Methylprednisolone with itraconazole has been used in patients with CF as well. • High-dose intravenous corticosteroid treatments have also been used in life-threatening situations involving ABPA JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 103. CORTICOSTEROID • A study of budesonide and formoterol inhalation therapy in 21 patients with ABPA-S ABPA-s with Progressive elevation of serum IgE Responded to oral corticosteroids, with reduction in total IgE levels budesonide &formoterol 6 months no pt used antifungal therapy JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 2013:1000-13
  • 105. 19% 46% Stevens and associates showed symptomatic improvement decreased corticosteroid requirement in 46% of those receiving 200 mg of itraconazole twice daily versus 19% in the placebo group. Steven DA,et al N Engl J Med 2000;342:756-62
  • 106. Placebo Itraconazole Wark and colleagues showed reduced sputum eosinophil counts in both patients with ABPA-S and patients with ABPA-CB in remission, using daily itraconazole(400 mg/day for 16 wks) Wark PAB et al, J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;111:952-7
  • 107.
  • 108. Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:96-12 Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:96-128
  • 109. Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:96-12 The apparent consensus is that itraconazole, 200 mg twice daily for 6 months, should be offered for these patients Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary Limper AH et al .An official American Thoracic Society statement: treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:96-128
  • 110. Antifungal Agents • Voriconazole has been used as an alternative antifungal agent and was effective in a case series. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 111. Antifungal Agents • Azoles are strong inhibitors of the cytochrome P450–dependent CYP3A4 enzyme involved in the metabolism of budesonide and other corticosteroids. • Adrenal suppression has been demonstrated by the ACTH stimulation test in pts receiving inhaled corticosteroids and itraconazole. • Some of the benefit of adjunctive azole therapy in ABPA might be caused by the relatively higher dose of bioavailable corticosteroid. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 112. Anti-IgE Biologics • Key role of IgE in the pathology of ABPA • Effectiveness of anti-IgE treatments in asthma • Anti-IgE therapy has been tried in ABPA. • Recommended dose range of IgE for which omalizumab has proved effective is frequently exceeded in patients with ABPA JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 113. Anti-IgE Biologics • Uncontrolled case series report effective use of omalizumab in #ABPA patients #Corticosteroid-dependent CF patients • Others report the effective use of omalizumab with corticosteroids in life-threatening respiratory failure caused by ABPA. • Second-line option for ABPA in patients with and without CF. JO A. DOUGLASS et al .Middleton’s allergy ; 8th edition 013:1000-13
  • 114. Take home message • Patients with well-treated but uncontrolled asthma should be screened for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. • Diagnostic criteria for ABPA include asthma, increased total IgE levels, positive skin testing to Aspergillus fumigatus, increased specific IgE to Aspergillus, and central bronchiectasis (may be absent in ABPA serologic). • First-line therapy for ABPA is systemic corticosteroids; the antifungal itraconazole or voriconazole may be considered as an alternative, corticosteroid-sparing agent.

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  1. Schematic representation of components of the host response to inhaled Aspergillus conidia. PMN, polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
  2. Most fungi are detected and destroyed within hours by innate defence mechanisms mediated by phagocytes and opsonins through the involvement of distinct pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs). These mechanisms act immediately and are followed some hours later by an early induced inflammatory response, which must be activated by infection but does not generate lasting protective immunity. These early phases help to keep infection under control. In vertebrates, however, if the infectious organism can breach these early lines of defence, an adaptive immune response will ensue, with the generation of antigen-specific T helper (TH) effector cells, regulatory T (TReg) cells and B cells that specifically target the pathogen and induce memory cells that prevent subsequent infection with the same microorganism. Dendritic cells sample fungi at the site of colonization/infection, transport them to the draining lymph nodes and activate disparate TH and TReg cells in a morphotype- and tissue-dependent manner. As the different TH-cell subsets release a distinct panel of cytokines, capable of delivering activating and inhibitory feedback signals to effector phagocytes, the activation of the appropriate TH-cell subset is instrumental in the generation of a successful immune response to fungi. Counterregulatory TReg cells might serve to dampen the excessive inflammatory reactions and contribute to the development of memory antifungal immunity. Solid and broken lines refer to positive and negative signals, respectively. IFN-γ, interferon-γ; IL, interleukin; TCR, T-cell receptor; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β; TNF, tumour-necrosis factor
  3. Charcot–Leyden crystals are microscopic crystals found in people who have allergic diseases such as asthma or parasitic infections such as parasitic pneumonia or ascariasis. The Charcot-Leyden crystal protein interacts with eosinophil lysophospholipases.[1]