Pigeon fancier’s lung – An under-diagnosed cause of severely debilitating and chronic breathlessness

Pigeon fancier’s lung – An under-diagnosed cause of severely debilitating and chronic breathlessness

Pigeon fanciers lung or Bird fanciers lung (BFL) is one of the common and preventable causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It is an under diagnosed cause of severe incapacitating breathlessness and can be acute, sub-acute or chronic. We report a case of 53 year old female who presented with sever...

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Main Authors: Vishal Chopra, Jawahar Lal Joshi, Parul Mrigpuri, Ashrafjit S. Chahal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Pigeon fancier’s lung
Bird fanciers lung
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816301364

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