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Sub acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis: incidence among family members [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of subacute hipersensitivity pneumonitis in a boy with simultaneous occurrence of the same clinical syndrome in a member of his family. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 12 years old child with worsening dyspnea, dry cough and weigth loss.
Carraro, Danila de Souza, Gomes, Clovis Eduardo Tadeu, Silva, Gilberto Petty da   +2 more
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Successful diagnosis of humidifier lung by individual provocation test to a responsible environment, a case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022
A 52-year-old woman presented with repeating episodes of pneumonia which spontaneously resolved after hospitalization. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis was suspected, but the causative antigen was not determined whether the parakeets she kept or the ...
Takumi Murakami, Yuki Iijima, Takahiro Ando, Masaru Ejima, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Haruhiko Furusawa, Tsukasa Okamoto, Tomoya Tateishi, Meiyo Tamaoka, Yasunari Miyazaki   +9 more
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Rituximab-Induced Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Multiple Sclerosis: A Rare Phenomenon. [PDF]

Ann Indian Acad Neurol
Jayanth SS, Jain K, Mohan BM, Netravathi M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Consort hypersensitivity pneumonitis [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2009
To date, there is little information in the literature that hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to birds may occur without direct contact to birds.A 62-yr-old pensioner developed mild flu-like symptoms, fatigue and polyuria several hours after each meeting with his new female partner, either in hotels or his apartment. After divorcing from her ex-husband,
R, Merget, I, Sander, S, Ewig, J, Sennekamp, T, Bruening   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis High-resolution Computed Tomography Findings, and Their Correlation with the Etiology and Disease Duration

Prague Medical Report, 2020
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immune-mediated diffuse parenchymal lung disease induced by inhaled antigens. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is widely used in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients and determining the progression and
Farzaneh Shobeirian, Payam Mehrian, Abtin Doroudinia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bronchoalveolar lavage in occupational lung diseases [PDF]

, 2007
Occupational lung diseases (OLDs) are related to the exposure and inhalation of organic, inorganic, and synthetic particles, fumes, gases, or infectious agents. From the long list of OLDs this article focuses the discussion on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Alfaro, TM, Cemlyn-Jones, J, Ferreira, AJ, Robalo-Cordeiro, C   +3 more
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Nasal allergy to avian antigens [PDF]

, 1987
This study describes the case of a patient who developed symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis on exposure to budgerigars and parrots. An IgE‐mediated allergy to budgerigar, parrot and pigeon antigens was demonstrated using both in‐vivo challenge tests (skin ...
Dieges, P.H., Gerth van Wijk, R. (Roy), Toorenenbergen, A.W. (Albert) van   +2 more
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Spotlight on the diagnosis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) [PDF]

, 2015
Repeated inhalative exposures to antigenic material from a variety of sources, mainly from moulds, thermophilic Actinomycetes, and avians, respectively, can induce immune responses with the clinical picture of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) or ...
Baur, Xaver, Budnik, Lygia T., Fischer, Axel   +2 more
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The Evolution of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis for Pediatric Patients With Extracranial Solid Tumors: A Review of Historical Insights and Future Directions

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains a modern‐day complication for pediatric patients receiving treatment for extracranial solid tumors (ST), highlighting the need for reconsideration of our current approach toward PJP prophylaxis. This critical review aims to evaluate both universal and risk‐stratified approaches to PJP prophylaxis ...
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpretation of HRCT Scans in the Diagnosis of IPF: Improving Communication Between Pulmonologists and Radiologists. [PDF]

, 2018
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD). In this review, we describe the central role of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis of IPF and discuss how communication between ...
Chung, Jonathan H, Goldin, Jonathan G
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