IGHE and asthma: The criteria included ten components (asthma, peripheral blood eosinophil count ≥ 500 cells/μL, serum total IgE ≥ 417 IU/L, immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity or elevated serum fungi-specific IgE, presence of precipitins or specific IgG for filamentous fungi, filamentous fungus growth in sputum cultures or bronchial lavage fluid, presence of fungal hyphae in bronchial mucus plugs, central bronchiectasis on CT thorax, presence of mucus plugs in central bronchi based on CT or bronchoscopy or mucus plug expectoration history, and high-attenuation mucus on CT chest).