Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

2010 ◽  
pp. 3434-3446
Author(s):  
D.J. Hendrick ◽  
G.P. Spickett
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Disorder ◽  
Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Recreational Activities ◽  
Farmer’S Lung ◽  
Farmer's Lung ◽  
Environmental Agents ◽  
Sporadic Cases

Extrinsic allergic alveolitis is an uncommon inflammatory disorder of the lungs that results from hypersensitivity responses to inhaled environmental agents. Most varieties are occupational in origin, but sporadic cases arise in domestic settings or from recreational activities. Causal agents chiefly comprise allergenic microbial spores that contaminate stored vegetable produce (e.g. farmer’s lung caused by ...

A bovine disease similar to farmer's lung: extrinsic allergic alveolitis

1971 ◽  
Vol 88 (14) ◽  
pp. 346-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Pirie ◽  
C. Dawson ◽  
R. Breeze ◽  
A. Wiseman ◽  
J. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Farmer’S Lung ◽  
Farmer's Lung

Chronic Interstitial Pneumonitis in a 3-Year-Old Child With Hypersensitivity to Dove Antigens

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 1027-1029
Author(s):  
STEPHEN J. WOLF ◽  
ALLAN STILLERMAN ◽  
MILES WEINBERGER ◽  
WILBUR SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Lung Biopsy ◽  
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ◽  
Open Lung Biopsy ◽  
Cytotoxic Agents ◽  
Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Invasive Procedures ◽  
Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Open Lung ◽  
Environmental Agents ◽  
End Stage

Chronic interstitial lung disease is an uncommon clinical entity in childhood. The onset is frequently insidious with progressive tachypnea, dyspnea, cyanosis, clubbing, weight loss, and hypoxia. More than 100 different occupational and environmental agents have been identified as causes, although two thirds of cases are reported as idiopathic.1 Assessment can involve invasive procedures such as bronchoalveolar lavage and open lung biopsy. Treatment of the idiopathic forms includes use of corticostenoids and cytotoxic agents, and response is variable with progression to pulmonary fibrosis being a common end stage. In contrast to this grim prognosis, the similar clinical pattern associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, also identified as "extrinsic allergic alveolitis," can be rapidly reversed if the offending antigen is identified and eliminated.

scholarly journals Farmer’s Lung Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Catur Agustiyanto ◽  
Ariani Permatasari
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Occupational Lung Disease ◽  
Farmer’S Lung ◽  
Farmer's Lung ◽  
Tract Function ◽  
History Of ◽  
Specific Antigens ◽  
Idiopathic Interstitial Lung Disease

Occupational lung disease is a lung disease or disorder that occurs due to the inhalation of dangerous particles, mist, vapors, or gases while a person is working. The materials accumulate in the respiratory tract or lungs. The type of lung disease that occurs depends on the size and type of the inhaled material. Substances that cause occupational lung disease are toxic materials called noksa. Noksa is a substance that can cause damage to the anatomical structure of body organs and cause respiratory tract function disorders. The lung disease that many farmers experience is often called farmer's lung disease (FLD). FLD is part of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). HP, also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is a group of lung diseases caused by the inhalation of various antigenic organic materials. The most common cause is exposure to agricultural biological dust derived from straw, mold spores, or other dust. HP can be a secondary reaction due to repeated and prolonged inhalation of specific antigens in sensitive individuals. Diagnosis of FLD is often inaccurate. Many of these cases are diagnosed as idiopathic interstitial lung disease. A complete anamnesis should be performed, especially regarding the history of exposure to moldy hay, previous work, and domestic animals, to determine the existence of a history of exposure to the antigen and to confirm the diagnosis.

Farmer's Lung in an Iron Foundry

1982 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-157
Author(s):  
I. M. MacLeod ◽  
W. Rhind Brown
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Packing Material ◽  
Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Farmer’S Lung ◽  
Farmer's Lung ◽  
Iron Foundry

Two cases are described of the development of an allergic alveolitis in women working with straw as a packing material in an iron foundry. The clinical picture and results of investigations supported a diagnosis of farmer's lung qualifying the patients for payment of industrial disablement benefit.

Aerobiological analysis in a salami factory: a possible case of extrinsic allergic alveolitis by Penicillium camembertii

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Filipello Marchisio ◽  
F. Sulotto ◽  
G. C. Botta ◽  
A. Chiesa ◽  
D. Airaudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Allergic Alveolitis ◽  
Penicillium Camembertii

scholarly journals Antibody responses in patients with farmer's lung disease to antigens fromThermoactinomyces vulgaris

1975 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Hollingdale
Keyword(s):  
Lung Disease ◽  
Sodium Periodate ◽  
Latex Agglutination ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Muramic Acid ◽  
Farmer’S Lung ◽  
Farmer's Lung ◽  
Human Sera ◽  
Thermoactinomyces Vulgaris ◽  
Positive Results

SUMMARYA serological analysis of mycelial antigens ofThermoactinomyces vulgarisin immunodiffusion with human sera revealed five individual antigens. Three antigens were proteins, sensitive to pronase and soluble in phenol. Two were cationic polysaccharides, sensitive to sodium periodate, and containing glucosamine and muramic acid.Latex coated with mycelial antigens was compared with precipitin tests in detecting antibodies toT. vulgaris;the number of positive results detected by each test differed slightly, and a combination of the two tests detected the highest number. Counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) was shown to be a very sensitive method for detecting precipitins, but not for their measurement. A prospective evaluation of immunodiffusion, latex agglutination and CIE as potential serodiagnostic techniques for farmer's lung disease is suggested.

Farmer's Lung

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvon Cormier ◽  
Michel Laviolette
Keyword(s):  
Farmer’S Lung ◽  
Farmer's Lung
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