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A five year old child was diagnosed with bronchial eosinophilia. Which of the following statements about bronchial eosinophilia due to Aspergillus fumigatus is true?

  1. Patients usually have chronic asthma.

  2. Fungus is nearly always seen on the chest X-ray.

  3. Serum IgE levels are usually low or normal.

  4. Precipitating antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus are rarely found.

  5. Eosinophils are never found in mucus plugs.
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Explanation

In contrast to pneumonic eosinophilias, which often progresses to pulmonary fibrosis, bronchial aspergillosis is present with asthma.

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