allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
MONDO:0015243Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a rare immunologic pulmonary disorder caused by hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus, clinically manifesting with poorly controlled asthma and recurrent pulmonary infiltrates.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015243), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
14 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal eosinophil morphologyHPOHP:0001879
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormality of the immune systemHPOHP:0002715
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- AsthmaHPO · MondoHP:0002099
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- CoughHPOHP:0012735
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- BronchiectasisHPOHP:0002110
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Cerebral cortical atrophyHPOHP:0002120
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Low-grade feverHPOHP:0011134
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Weight lossHPOHP:0001824
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal bronchus morphologyHPOHP:0025426
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormal fingernail morphologyHPOHP:0001231
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- EmphysemaHPOHP:0002097
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- HemoptysisHPOHP:0002105
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Show the remaining 2
- Pulmonary arterial hypertensionHPOHP:0002092
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Respiratory insufficiencyHPOHP:0002093
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
- Also called
- ABPAallergic aspergillosisHinson-Pepys disease