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Alternate Name(s): Extrinsic allergic alveolitis; Farmer's lung; Mushroom picker's disease; Humidifier or air-conditioner lung; Bird breeder's lung ...... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an inflammation in the lungs caused by exposure to an allergen (foreign substance), usually organic dust. This dust may come from animal dander, molds, or plants.
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Read about hypersensitivity pneumonitis (acute and chronic), and inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria, mold, fungi, and inorganic matter. Symptoms include fever, body aches, and cough. ... What is hypersensitivity pneumonitis and what causes it?
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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis glossary includes a list of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis related medical definitions and related links on MedicineNet.com ... home > lungs center > lungs a-z list > hypersensitivity pneumonitis index > hypersensitivity pneumonitis article > glossary...
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Causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis: agents and exposures ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Common Features ... Symptoms: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) presents acutely, as flu-like illness with cough; subacutely, as recurrent "pneumonia"; and chronically, as exertional dyspnea, productive cough and weight loss.
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (also called extrinsic allergic alveolitis , EAA) is an inflammation of the alveoli within the lung caused by hypersensitivity to inhaled organic dusts. Sufferers are c...
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Overview: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), also called extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is a complex syndrome of varying intensity, clinical presentation, and natural history, rather than a single uniform disease.First described in Iceland in 1874 and termed heykatarr, hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... ... Hanak V, Golbin JM,
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Overview: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) refers to a group of disorders caused by a nonatopic immunologic response to an inhaled agent. In its acute or subacute form, HP may be a cause of recurrent pneumonitis. ... Types and causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in children; A wide spectrum of respirable antigens...
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease caused by repeated inhalation of certain fungal, bacterial, animal protein or reactive chemical particles, called antigens.
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