Stages of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis*

Stages of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis*

Stage

Description

Criteria

I

Acute

All diagnostic criteria present

II

Remission

Symptoms resolved for > 6 months

III

Relapse

Recurrence of 1 of the diagnostic criteria

IV

Refractory

Glucocorticoid-dependent or refractory to treatment

V

Fibrosis

Diffuse fibrosis and bronchiectasis

* Stages do not progress sequentially.

Data from Greenberger PA. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis. In Grammer LC, Greenberger PA (eds). Patterson's Allergic Diseases, 7th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, 2010.

* Stages do not progress sequentially.

Data from Greenberger PA. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis. In Grammer LC, Greenberger PA (eds). Patterson's Allergic Diseases, 7th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, 2010.