Acute exacerbations include acute exacerbation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, acute exacerbation/attack of asthma, and acute exacerbation/bronchiectasis of infection.
Acute exacerbation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: in patients who have been diagnosed with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, persistent (>14 days) clinical deterioration or worsening of imaging findings, accompanied by an increase in total serum IgE of >50% from the last recorded value in the stable period, with no other cause of deterioration.
Acute asthma exacerbation/exacerbation: worsening of respiratory symptoms for at least 48 hours without evidence of immunological or radiographic worsening of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Acute exacerbation of infectious/bronchiectasis: clinical worsening for at least 48 hours, including cough, dyspnea, changes in sputum volume or texture, sputum purulence, fatigue, malaising, fever, or hemoptysis, without immunological or imaging worse