Bird Fancier's lung: An underdiagnosed etiology of dyspnea

Bird Fancier's lung: An underdiagnosed etiology of dyspnea

Bird Fancier's Lung is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, an immunologically mediated lung disease due to repetitive exposure of air-borne avian antigen. This was first described in 1965 and is known as one of the most common causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. This case highlights thi...

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Main Authors: Abigayle Sullivan, Pragya Shrestha, Theresa Lanham, Erik Lanham, Murad Baba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Bird Fancier's lung
Avian exposure
Immunologically
Mediated lung disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120305025

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