Background: This guideline addresses the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). It
represents a collaborative effort among the American Thoracic Society, Japanese …

Bird fancier's lung (BFL) is one of the most common types of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Nevertheless, the criteria for diagnosing this condition are not standardized. The current …

Rationale: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) results from exposure to a variety of stimuli,
which are challenging to identify. Questionnaires and serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) testing …

The purpose of this study was to assess the longitudinal course of pigeon breeders' disease
by evaluating 24 patients with the acute form of the disease 10 years after their original …

An extensive clinical study has been performed on pigeon breeders in the Canary Islands.
Three hundred forty-three subjects have participated in this study through the filling of a …

BACKGROUND Pigeon breeder's disease is an extrinsic allergic alveolitis in the lungs of
sensitised people, caused by hypersensitivity reactions to inhaled pigeon antigens. Antigens …

We studied the risk of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other interstitial lung diseases (ILDs)
among pigeon breeders. This is a retrospective follow-up study from 1980 to 2013 of 6920 …

Tobacco smoking is associated with increased prevalence of various diseases. In this study,
we have used an indirect enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to investigate the …

A married couple presented with an illness typical of allergic alveolitis. A careful search of
their home revealed a leak in the central heating system with a heavy fungal growth on wet …

Eur J Clin Invest 2010; 40 (9): 797–802 Abstract Background Feather duvet lung (FDL) is a
rare subgroup of bird fancier's lung (BFL). We were interested in determining antigen …