Skin Hypersensitivity and Precipitating Antibodies Against Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Amtul Naseer (Superior University Lahore)
Hafiz UL Huda (University of Sargodha)
Khalida Naseem (University of Central Punjab)

Asean Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE)
Vol 1, No 2 (2021): AJSE: September 2021

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a very fatal disease and more than four million people have been affected. We collected data of forty-five patients and a skin hypersensitivity test was performed. We also evaluated precipitating antibodies against Aspergillus fumigatus. Instant hypersensitivity reactions were recorded in 22.22% of patients and 6.66% displayed delayed type III reaction. 4.44% of patients exhibited precipitin bands and three infections of ABPA among 45 infected people. A literature survey was also made to understand Aspergillus fumigatus.