Humidifier lung induced by endotoxin and various pathogens: Characteristic differences from other phenotypes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

A 46-year-old man visited our hospital with a fever and cough. The symptoms had started two months after continued use of an ultrasonic humidifier. He had hypoxemia on admission and late inspiratory crackles in both lungs on physical examination. The laboratory findings showed an increased white blo...

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Main Authors: Masafumi Shimoda, Kozo Morimoto, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Ohta Ken, Kozo Yoshimori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120304810