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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: an immunopathology review.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Feb 2008
Woda Bruce A
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CONTEXT: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HSP) is an immunologically mediated alveolar and interstitial lung disease caused by repeated inhalation of organic dusts and some occupational agents. OBJECTIVE: The pathogenesis of HSP is uncertain. A number of unexplained features of HSP remain, namely (1) why do so few exposed individuals develop clinical HSP, (2) what triggers an acute episode after prolonged periods of...
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