Clinical and Translational Allergy | Full text | Impact of Aspergillus fumigatus in Allergic Airway Diseases

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Clinical and Translational Allergy | Full text | Impact of Aspergillus fumigatus in Allergic Airway Diseases

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For decades, fungi have been recognized as associated with asthma and other reactive airway diseases. In contrast to type I-mediated allergies caused by pollen, fungi cause a large number of allergic diseases such as allergic bronchopulmonary mycoses, rhinitis, allergic sinusitis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Amongst the fungi, Aspergillus fumigatus is the most prevalent cause of severe pulmonary allergic disease, including allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), known to be associat

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