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. 2020 Nov 9;60(8):1251–1255. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6072-20

Table.

New Clinical Diagnostic Criteria in Japan (3).

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