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[Exogenous allergic alveolitis (bird fancier's lung)]. 1988

B Simma, and J Schneeberger, and K H Gutenberger

Universitätsklinik für Kinderheilkunde, Innsbruck.

A 13 year old boy was admitted to our clinic because of caugh, dyspnoe, tachypnoe and bilateral fine moist rales since more than 6 months. Pulmonary function studies showed a restrictive lung disease. Lung biopsy revealed an interstitial pneumonitis. These findings together with a hypergammaglobulinemia and precipitating antibodies were highly suggestive of an extrinsic allergic alveolitis i.e. pigeon breeder's disease. The patient was treated with corticosteroids and is well after 1 year without any therapy except prevention of further exposure.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008168	Lung	Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.	Lungs
D008297	Male		Males
D011239	Prednisolone	A glucocorticoid with the general properties of the corticosteroids. It is the drug of choice for all conditions in which routine systemic corticosteroid therapy is indicated, except adrenal deficiency states.	Di-Adreson-F,Predate,Predonine,Di Adreson F,DiAdresonF
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000542	Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic	A common interstitial lung disease caused by hypersensitivity reactions of PULMONARY ALVEOLI after inhalation of and sensitization to environmental antigens of microbial, animal, or chemical sources. The disease is characterized by lymphocytic alveolitis and granulomatous pneumonitis.	Allergic Alveolitis, Extrinsic,Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis,Pneumonitis, Hypersensitivity,Allergic Alveolitides, Extrinsic,Alveolitides, Extrinsic Allergic,Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitides,Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis,Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides,Pneumonitides, Hypersensitivity
D001706	Biopsy	Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body.	Biopsies
D001716	Bird Fancier's Lung	A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled avian antigens, usually proteins in the dust of bird feathers and droppings.	Avian Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis,Budgerigar Fancier's Lung,Feather Duvet Lung,Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Avian,Pigeon Breeder's Lung,Pneumonitis, Hypersensitivity, Avian,Pneumonitis, Avian Hypersensitivity,Avian Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides,Bird Fancier Lung,Bird Fancier's Lungs,Bird Fanciers Lung,Budgerigar Fancier Lung,Budgerigar Fancier's Lungs,Budgerigar Fanciers Lung,Duvet Lung, Feather,Duvet Lungs, Feather,Feather Duvet Lungs,Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides, Avian,Lung, Bird Fancier's,Lung, Budgerigar Fancier's,Lung, Feather Duvet,Lung, Pigeon Breeder's,Lungs, Bird Fancier's,Lungs, Budgerigar Fancier's,Lungs, Feather Duvet,Lungs, Pigeon Breeder's,Pigeon Breeder Lung,Pigeon Breeder's Lungs,Pigeon Breeders Lung,Pneumonitides, Avian Hypersensitivity