Aspergillosis diagnostic criteria

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]; Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Serge Korjian M.D.

Overview[edit | edit source]

Diagnostic criteria are available for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. Major and minor diagnostic criteria are based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings.

Diagnostic Criteria[edit | edit source]

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis[edit | edit source]

The following table shows the diagnostic criteria for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis:

Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis[edit | edit source]

The following table shows the 1994 Bent and Kuhn diagnostic criteria for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis:

^{Table adapted from Bent JP 3rd, Kuhn FA. Diagnosis of allergic fungal sinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.1994 111(5):580-8[1]}

• To make the diagnosis of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, patients must meet ALL the major criteria.
• Minor criteria may support the diagnosis, but they are not considered diagnostic.

References[edit | edit source]