Fatal pneumonia by Legionella in a farmer with hypersensitivity pneumonitis Neumonía por Legionella con desenlace fatal en un granjero con neumonitis por hipersensibilidad

Background: The retrospective investigation of a fatal sporadic Legionnaires' disease identified an unknown case of occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a swine breeder. Methods: Chest high-resolution computed tomography, bronchoalveolar lavage, lung biopsy, arterial gasometry, pulmonar...

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Main Authors: Vega García López, Elena Ordoqui García, Teresa Ferrer Gimeno, Jacinto Irisarri Orta, Marta García Esteban, Aurelio Barricarte Gurrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escuela Nacional de Medicina del Trabajo 2009-12-01
Series:Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0465-546X2009000400003