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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveolitis) is characterized by a non-IgE mediated inflammation which can progress to disabling or even fatal end-stage lung disease. It is caused by repeated inhalation of non human organic dust including birds, agricultural dusts, and molds. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is treated with avoidance to the causative antigen and corticosteroids. We present two ­challenging cases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

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  1. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Rachna Shah M.A., M.D.

  2. Division of Allergy – Immunology, Department of Medicine, Ernest S Bazley Asthma and Allergy Center, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA

    Leslie Grammer M.D.

  3. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 675 N St Clair St, Galter 18-250, 60611, Chicago, IL, USA

    Leslie Grammer M.D.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 812 Pollard Rd. Suite #5, Los Gatos, 95032, California, USA

    Massoud Mahmoudi

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Shah, R., Grammer, L. (2012). Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. In: Mahmoudi, M. (eds) Challenging Cases in Pulmonology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7098-5_3

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