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Spotlight on the diagnosis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis)

Authors: Xaver Baur, Axel Fischer, Lygia T Budnik

Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

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 hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Delays of years or even decades till the diagnosis is made are not uncommon; frequent misdiagnoses include allergic asthma, COPD, recurrent flue and other infections. We provide here the state of the art references, a detailed case description and recommend a current diagnostics schema.

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Title: Spotlight on the diagnosis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
Authors: Xaver Baur
Axel Fischer
Lygia T Budnik
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6673
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-015-0057-6

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