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A case of the acute form of pigeon breeder's disease is presented. Electron-microscope studies show the histomorphological substrate of the foreign-body reaction and the immunological cell response caused by the inhaled pigeon material.
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Fasske, E., von Bassewitz, D.B. & Bouché, W. Pigeon breeder's disease a case report with electron microscope findings. Pneumonologie 150, 49–59 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097153
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