Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) results from a hypersensitivity reaction to colonization of airways in patients with asthma or cystic fibrosis. Our patient is a 47-year-old female with a history of asthma and nonadherence to medications who presented with frequent asthma exacerbations. She required intubation three times within six months, labeled as asthma exacerbation due to nonadherence to medications until she was finally diagnosed with and successfully treated for ABPA.
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