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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) or extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) is a syndrome caused by the repetitive inhalation of antigens from the environment in susceptible or sensitized people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Common antigens include molds, bacteria, bird droppings, bird feathers, agricultural dusts, bioaerosols and chemicals from paints or plastics ...
It is one of several types of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by different agents that have similar clinical features. [2] Typical progression of the disease includes symptoms of a cold hours after spore inhalation, followed by nausea , rapid pulse, crepitant rales (a sound like that made by rubbing hairs between the fingers, heard at the ...
Bird fancier's lung (BFL), also known as bird breeder's lung, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.It can cause shortness of breath, fever, dry cough, chest pain, anorexia and weight loss, fatigue, and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (the most serious complication).
Bagassosis, an interstitial lung disease, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis attributed to exposure to moldy molasses [1] or bagasse dust. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Signs and symptoms
Pneumonitis can be separated into several distinct categories based upon causative agent. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (Extrinsic Allergenic Alveolitis) describes the inflammation of alveoli which occurs after inhalation of organic dusts (oxford). These particles can be proteins, bacteria, or mold spores and are usually specific to an occupation.
Suberosis is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis usually caused by the fungus Penicillium glabrum (formerly called Penicillium frequentans) from exposure to moldy cork dust. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Chrysonilia sitophilia , Aspergillus fumigatus , uncontaminated cork dust, and Mucor macedo may also have significant roles in the pathogenesis of the disease.
Ground-glass opacity seen on CT caused by hypersensitivity pneumonitis, not flock worker's lung.This type of abnormality is commonly seen in flock worker's lung. Signs and symptoms of flock worker's lung include rales (crackling noises caused by fluid in the lungs), dyspnea (shortness of breath), and coughing.
Potential causes of centrilobular GGOs include pulmonary calcifications from metastatic disease, some types of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, aspiration pneumonitis, cholesterol granulomas, and pulmonary capillary hemangiomastosis.