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1) | History of asthma or symptoms associated with asthma |
2) | Blood eosinophils ≥ 500/μL |
3) | Blood total IgE ≥ 417 IU/mL |
4) | Positive findings of the type 1 mycosis skin test or specific IgE |
5) | Positive findings of mycosis-specific precipitating antibody or specific IgG |
6) | Detection of mycosis in sputum or bronchoscopy specimen |
7) | Positive findings of mycotic mycelium by Grocott staining of the mucus plug |
8) | Dilatation of the central bronchus on chest CT |
9) | Current or historical mucus plug existence on chest CT or bronchoscopy |
10) | Presence of high-attenuation mucus on chest CT |
ABPM is diagnosed if more than 6 criteria are satisfied in the patient.
IgE: immunoglobulin E, IU: international units, IgG: immunoglobulin G, CT: computed tomography