Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a cystic fibrosis patient.
Occup Med (Lond)
; 69(8-9): 632-634, 2019 Dec 31.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31504833
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by repeated inhalation of antigenic substances. We present a case of metalworking fluids (MWFs)-HP sensitized to Pseudomonas oleovorans in a cystic fibrosis patient. This case illustrates that HP diagnosis remains challenging, especially in patients with another pulmonary disease, and that serodiagnosis contributes to identifying the precise microorganism involved. It also demonstrates that P. oleovorans is an important secondary aetiological agent in MWF-HP, less known than Mycobacterium immunogenum.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cystic Fibrosis
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Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
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Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Occup Med (Lond)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Francia
Country of publication:
Reino Unido