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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA), is a group of non-asthmatic allergic lung diseases characterized by diffuse interstitial changes of lung and caused by susceptible individuals’ repeated exposure to various allergens in the environment.

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    Ping Li, Jifeng Zhang & Xiuxia Tian

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Li, P., Zhang, J., Tian, X. (2023). Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. In: Li, H., Liu, J., Li, L. (eds) Radiology of Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases - Volume 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4614-3_21

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