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February 19, 2026Indian Journal of Allergy Asthma and ImmunologyOpen Access

Unmasking an underdiagnosed entity: Prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in bronchial asthma patients in Western Uttar Pradesh

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MMMohan MatriyaSarojini Naidu Medical CollegeGSGanesh SinghLala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical CollegeSGSachin Kumar GuptaSarojini Naidu Medical College

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Implication

Observational study estimates allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis prevalence in asthma patients, highlighting its clinical significance.

Key Points

  • The primary aim is to estimate the prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in patients with bronchial asthma.
  • Hospital-based observational and cross-sectional study design.
  • Involved 200 patients diagnosed with bronchial asthma.
  • Diagnosis of ABPA was based on ISHAM criteria (2013).
  • Data analysis performed using SPSS Version 26.0.
  • 10.5% prevalence of ABPA was found among asthma patients.
  • Mean age of patients with ABPA was 32.62 years.
  • Higher levels of absolute eosinophil count, total immunoglobulin E (IgE), and Aspergillus-specific IgE in ABPA patients compared to others.
  • Chest X-ray was abnormal in 43% and computed tomography showed abnormalities in 81% of ABPA patients.

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Matriya et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a83eecb39a600b3eecb9https://doi.org/10.4103/ijaai.ijaai_18_25
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