Advanced search×

Clinical features of recurrent and insidious chronic bird fancier's lung.

Yoshio Y Ohtani, Shigeki S Saiki, Yuki Y Sumi, Naohiko N Inase, Shuji S Miyake, Ulrich U Costabel, and Yasuyuki Y Yoshizawa

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 90(6):604-10 (2003) PMID 12839317

Chronic bird fancier's lung (BFL) can be subgrouped into two types. One subgroup of patients develops interstitial pulmonary fibrosis after recurrent acute episodes (recurrent BFL), and the other subgroup of patients has no history of acute episodes but has slowly progressive chronic respiratory disease (insidious BFL).

Version: za2963e q8za9 q8zb4 q8zc2 q8zd7 q8zeb q8zfc q8zg0

Similar articles you may find interesting…

  1. Pulmonary and cerebral fat embolism syndrome after total knee replacement.
    Soo Hyun Yeo, Hyuk Won Chang, and Ki-Cheor Bae

    J Clin Med Res 5(3):239-42 (2013) PMID 23671550

    We experienced fat embolism syndrome involving lung and brain, showing typical imaging findings in pulmonary computed tomography and brain magnetic resonance image. So we present interesting case about fat embolism syndrome after total knee replacement with reviewing associated literatures including...
    PDF not found
  2. Practical algorithm for diagnosing patients with recurrent wheals or angioedema.
    M Maurer, M Magerl, and K Krause

    Allergy (2013) PMID 23646863

    We have developed a symptom-based diagnostic algorithm for the management of patients with wheals and/or angioedema. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: By asking the right questions and performing a limited diagnostic workup as suggested here, this algorithm may help to establish the right diagnosis and tre...
  3. Use of β-Blockers, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers, and Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence: A Danis...
    Gitte Vrelits Sørensen, Patricia A Ganz, and Thomas P Ahern

    J Clin Oncol (2013) PMID 23650417

    PURPOSETo estimate associations between use of β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and breast cancer recurrence in a large Danish cohort. PATIENTS AND METHODSWe enrolled 18,733 women diagnosed with nonmetastatic breast...