Article
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: current concepts.
The European respiratory journal. Supplement - 1 Sept 2001
Bourke S J, Dalphin J C, Boyd G, McSharry C, Baldwin C I, Calvert J E
Abstract excerpt
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), or extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is due to a hypersensitivity reaction after repeated inhalation of finely dispersed antigens, mainly organic particles or low molecular weight chemicals. The essence of this disease is an interaction between the host's immune system and external antigen, influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. In susceptible subjects, it leads to a...
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