1000 IU/mL),A positive skin-prick test to A. fumigatus extract, orDetection of Aspergillus-specific IgE and IgG (precipitating) antibodies.Central bronchiectasis is characteristic, but patients may present before it becomes apparent.Diagnostic Criteria For ABPA (Patterson Criteria)AsthmaImmediate cutaneous reaction to Aspergillus fumigatusTotal serum Ig E > 1000 ng / mlElevated serum specific Aspergillus IgE. IgGSerum precipitins to Aspergillus antigenPeripheral blood eosinophiliaTransient or fixed pulmonary infiltratesProximal bronchiectasisTreatment: Itraconazole is drug of choice along with glucocorticoids and treatment of asthma. Voriconazole may also be given.">