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Clarification: not currently symptomatic but diagnosis w/viral induced asthma in past. am i at increased risk for aspergillosis having viral induced asthma?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

No: Aspergillosis is not the same as Aspergillus allergy. However there is a form of severe asthma called Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis which is associated with allergy to Aspergillus but only a small % of people with asthma actually develop this condition for reason still not entirely known although genetic predisposition is suspected. This has nothing to do with viral induced asthma.

Answered 11/12/2014

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