TY  - JOUR
TI  - Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: A Clinical Evaluation of 15 Patients and Successful Omalizumab Treatment of Five Patients
AB  - Objective: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunological lung disease caused by hypersensitivity reactions to Aspergillusantigen. Studies on the efficacy of omalizumab treatment in patients diagnosed with ABPA are limited to case reports and small series. Ouraim was to evaluate the effectiveness of omalizumab treatment in ABPA in addition to clinical, radiological and serological characteristics thesepatients.Materials and Methods: This study is a prospective observational one. It included clinical review of 15 patients diagnosed with ABPA and thesuccessful omalizumab treatment of 5 of these patients. Patients receiving omalizumab therapy were assessed at baseline, after 1 year and 3 yearsof starting treatment.Results: 15 patients (9 males, 6 females, mean age: 48.26 ± 9.92 years) diagnosed as ABPA were enrolled. One patient had received antituberculosismedications prior to diagnosis. The mean serum total IgE level was 1665 ± 909 IU/mL. The most common finding in thorax high-resolutioncomputed tomography was central bronchiectasis. Omalizumab treatment was started in five patients with asthma and ABPA who have failedto respond to Global Initiative for Asthma step 4 treatment.Conclusion: ABPA should be considered in patients with uncontrolled or severe asthma, despite appropriate asthmatic treatment. RecognizingABPA is important, because early diagnosis can delay the development or prevent the bronchiectasis that causes fibrotic lung disease. Omalizumabis an effective therapy option in patients with asthma and ABPA who fail to respond to Global Initiative for Asthma step 4 treatment.
AU  - unal, derya
DO  - 10.21911/aai.476
PY  - 2019
JO  - Astım Allerji İmmünoloji
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
SN  - 1308-9234
SP  - 103
EP  - 110
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/322296
ER  -