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A young woman presents with asthma and eosinophilia. Fleeting pulmonary infiltrates occur with bronchial plugging , Select the fungal agent most likely responsible for the disease process described.

Explanation Aspergillus can result in several different infectious processes, including aspergilloma, disseminated Aspergillus in the immunocompromised patient, or allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is the most likely diagnosis in the young woman with asthma and eosinophilia. Bronchial plugs, often filled with hyphal forms, result in repeated infiltrates and exacerbation of wheezing.