The value of family history in the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in children
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), or extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is an immunologically mediated disease resulting from the inhalation of organic substances that trigger an inflammatory response in the alveolar wall, bronchioles, and interstitium in susceptible individuals. Although HP is predomi...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000200183&lng=en&tlng=en |