Ny definition og behandlingsmuligheder for allergisk alveolitis [PDF]
In this review, we discuss a new definition and treatment options of allergic alveolitis (AA). AA is an immune-mediated interstitial lung disease triggered by inhaled antigens, it is defined as non-fibrotic (inflammatory) and/or fibrotic, and diagnosis ...
Bendstrup, Elisabeth +7 more
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Diagnostic criteria for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a Fleischner Society White Paper. [PDF]
This Review provides an updated approach to the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), based on a systematic search of the medical literature and the expert opinion of members of the Fleischner Society. A checklist is provided for the clinical
Brown, KK +16 more
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Bird Fancier’s Lung: Clinical-Radiological Presentation in 15 Cases
Introduction: Bird fancier’s lung (BFL) is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis occurring in response to avian antigens (usually inhaled proteins in bird feathers and droppings). The diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, radiological, and biopsy characteristics.
Raj, Kumar, Mandeep, Singh
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Hamman-Rich Syndrome: A Diagnosis of Exclusion in the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
Hamman-Rich syndrome is a rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with acute respiratory distress syndrome physiology. It carries a grave prognosis and a high early mortality rate.
Chan, Vincent +4 more
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T cell subsets in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sarcoidosis and other diffuse parenchymal lung diseases [PDF]
Slimhinnen i luftveiene og lungene er kontinuerlig eksponert for partikler, støv og en stor mengde mikrober fra omgivelsene. Ufarlige mikrober og partikler fjernes med minst mulig betennelsesreaksjon i vevet, slik at lungenes gassutveksling kan ...
Tøndell, Anders
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Recently, in Polish Pneumology and Allergology an interesting paper from India presenting 15 cases of pigeon fancier’s lung was published [...]
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NEVER FEED THE BIRDS AND USE A HOT TUB! A CASE OF BIRD FANCIER'S LUNG [PDF]
Maria Rechtin, Matthew Koroscil
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Studies of mucociliary clearance, cough and forced expiration in patients with lung disease [PDF]
Mucociliary clearance is one of the lungs' non-specific host defence mechanisms and together with cough helps to keep the conducting airways clean even when exposed to a polluted atmosphere.
Hasani, Amer Hasan
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Pigeon fanciers lung: A study of the clinical, lung function and immunological responses among pigeon fanciers [PDF]
Pigeon Fanciers Lung (PFL) is one of the commonest causes of Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (EAA) or Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP). It is induced by repeated inhalation of antigens from pigeons in a sensitised individual.
Tengku Ismail, Tengku Saifudin
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Fungoid conditions of the lungs: Part .1 [PDF]
The Primary object of this paper is to record a lung condition occurring amongst the farming community of South Cumberland, the Lake District and Westmorland, which Munro Campbell, Faulds and myself believe to be due to the inhalation of dust born ...
Fawcitt, Richard
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