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Interstitial pneumonitis following the implantation of a paclitaxel-eluting stent in a patient with peripheral arterial disease

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
We report a case of interstitial pneumonitis after paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation for peripheral arterial disease in a 74-year-old man. Five weeks after the procedure, the patient developed dyspnea and bilateral ground-glass opacities, with a ...
Makoto Haga, MD, PhD, Yuko Iwata, MD, PhD, Jun Nitta, MD, PhD, Junetsu Akasaka, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Role of transforming growth factor beta in assessment of severity of hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a single center study

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Background Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a more frequently diagnosed picture of diffuse parenchymal lung disease. It is an inflammation of the lung tissue, provoked by immune mechanisms, which happens to prone individuals as a reaction to a wide ...
Yasmine H. EL Hinnawy, Aymen S. Salem, Hebatallah H. Ahmed, Radwa M. Abdel Halim, Naglaa B. Ahmed   +4 more
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Mycobacterial Aerosols and Respiratory Disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
Environmental opportunistic mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium avium, M. terrae, and the new species M. immunogenum, have been implicated in outbreaks of hypersensitivity pneumonitis or respiratory problems in a wide variety of settings.
Joseph O. Falkinham
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Summer-type relapsing fever (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) secondary to Cladosporium herbarum in the domestic environment [PDF]

, 2010
‘Summer-type relapsing fever’ is the most prevalent form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Japan. It is usually caused by hypersensitivity to Trichosporon cutaneum – a seasonal mould which thrives in homes with damp, decayed wood, damp mats and ...
Edwards, JH., Harrison, N. K., Harrison, NK., Edwards, J. H., Dushianthan, A., Dawson, A., Owen, C.   +6 more
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Domestic hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by inadvertent exposure to feathers

Revista Alergia México
Objective: Case series of patients with domestic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, focusing on hidden avian exposures or other non-suspected antigens (feather comforters and pillows).
Katherine Pose, Leticia De Las Vecillas, Margarita Tomás, Pilar Barranco, Santiago Quirce, Javier Domínguez-Ortega   +5 more
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Management and Resolution of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis-Related Events in Japanese Patients Treated with Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension in the CONVERT and INS-312 Clinical Trials

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
In the phase 3 CONVERT trial, amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS) plus guideline-based therapy (GBT) achieved greater culture conversion than GBT alone in the treatment of refractory Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD).
Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Taku Nakagawa, Zhanna Jumadilova, Dayton Yuen, Raul Villa, Naoki Hasegawa   +5 more
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Current management in hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Barcelona Respiratory Network Reviews
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immune-mediated interstitial lung disease resulting from repeated inhalation of environmental antigens in genetically susceptible individuals.
Sara Salvador, Ana Villar
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HLA-B*5701 screening for hypersensitivity to Abacavir [PDF]

, 2008
Background Hypersensitivity reaction to abacavir is strongly associated with the presence of the HLA-B*5701 allele. This study was designed to establish the effectiveness of prospective HLA-B*5701 screening to prevent the hypersensitivity reaction to ...
Jagel-Guedes, E., Kozyrev, O., Phillips, E., Fitch, N., Thorborn, D., Molina, J-M, Hughes, A., Cid, J.F., Rugina, S., Nolan, D., Carosi, G., Hay, P., Ryan, S., Tomazic, J., Hughes, S., Benbow, A., Mallal, S., Workman, C.   +17 more
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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Due to Metalworking Fluid Aerosols.

, 2016
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarises the clinical knowledge of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in workers exposed to aerosols of metalworking fluid, reviewing published outbreaks and clinical cases.
P. Sherwood Burge, Burge, P Sherwood
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Pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. clinical case report. [PDF]

Objective: to review the literature on the epidemiology, diagnostic challenges, treatment options and clinical presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Dikšaitytė, Ieva,
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