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| Synonyms = extrinsic allergic alveolitis | |||
| Micro = centrilobular prominence of lesions, [[granulomata]], chronic interstitial inflammation consisting primarily of lymphocytes, interstitial fibrosis, air space involvement (alveolitis) | |||
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| LMDDx = [[usual interstitial pneumonia]], [[asbestosis]] | |||
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| Site = [[lung]] - see ''[[diffuse lung diseases]]'' | |||
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| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = allergen exposure | |||
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| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Rads = upper lung predominant | |||
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| Prognosis = usu. good if allergen exposure eliminated | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = other [[diffuse lung diseases]], esp. [[idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]] | |||
| Tx = eliminate allergen exposure | |||
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'''Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis''', abbreviated '''[[HP]]''', is a [[diffuse lung diseases]] caused by an allergen. | |||
It is also known as '''extrinsic allergic alveolitis''', abbreviated '''EAA'''. | |||
==General== | |||
*Exposure to stuffs... e.g. moldy hay - ''Farmer's lung'', atypical mycobacteria - ''hot tub lung''. | |||
*Upper lung predominant disease. | |||
**Mnemonic ''FASSTEN'' - upper lung field: [[Farmer's lung]], [[Ankylosing spondylitis]], [[Sarcoidosis]], [[Silicosis]], [[Tuberculosis]] (miliary), [[Eosinophilic granuloma]], [[Neurofibromatosis]]. | |||
*An immune complex-mediated [[hypersensitivity]]<ref name=pmid8279154>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kaltreider | first1 = HB. | title = Hypersensitivity pneumonitis. | journal = West J Med | volume = 159 | issue = 5 | pages = 570-8 | month = Nov | year = 1993 | doi = | PMID = 8279154 | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/8279154/?tool=pubmed }}</ref> (Gell-Coombs classification type III). | |||
**If chronic, may develop into a cell-mediated hypersensitivity (Gell-Coombs classification type IV).<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/pufrm.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/pufrm.html]. Accessed on: 4 December 2011.</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
* Lesions have centrilobular prominence - '''important feature'''. <ref name=pmid16061708/> | |||
** Allergens enter lung through airway which has a centrilobular location. | |||
* [[Granulomata]] (not typically seen in UIP) - '''important feature'''.<ref name=pmid16061708>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ohtani | first1 = Y. | last2 = Saiki | first2 = S. | last3 = Kitaichi | first3 = M. | last4 = Usui | first4 = Y. | last5 = Inase | first5 = N. | last6 = Costabel | first6 = U. | last7 = Yoshizawa | first7 = Y. | title = Chronic bird fancier's lung: histopathological and clinical correlation. An application of the 2002 ATS/ERS consensus classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. | journal = Thorax | volume = 60 | issue = 8 | pages = 665-71 | month = Aug | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1136/thx.2004.027326 | PMID = 16061708 }}</ref> | |||
* Chronic interstitial inflammation consisting primarily of lymphocytes. | |||
* Interstitial fibrosis. | |||
* Air space involvement (alveolitis). | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Usual interstitial pneumonia]]. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis_low_mag.jpg | Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - low mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis_intermed_mag.jpg | Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis_high_mag.jpg | Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Diffuse lung diseases]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Diffuse lung diseases]] | |||