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The following investigations were performed. The results are also mentioned here.–
Urea and electrolytes; normal
– ESR 20 ANCA; negative, complement normal
– Liver function tests; normal
– Urinalysis; negative
– Skin tuberculin testing; negative
– Sweat test; normal
– Immunoglobulins; normal
–
IgE 3038 (Upper range 240)
– Aspergillus IgE; normal
– Allergy Skin testing (including aspergillus skin testing); negative
– IgG screen for hypersensitivity pneumonitis
– CT scan of thorax
The patient also had an IgG screen for hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
The
results are as follows:
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis IgG Screen
| % of Reference | |
| Micropolysporia Faenia | 120 |
| Thermoactinomyces spp. | <5 |
| Alternia alternata | 30 |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 30 |
| Aureobasidum pullulans | 25 |
| Penicillium notatum | 30 |
| Phoma herbarum | 30 |
| Trichoderma viride | 30 |
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