• Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Oct 2021

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    [Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis - an important differential diagnosis of infiltrative lung diseases].

    • Tina Schreiber, Lars Hagmeyer, and Winfried J Randerath.
    • Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2021 Oct 1; 146 (21): 1392-1398.

    AbstractHypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an inflammatory and/or fibrotic disease of the lung parenchyma and terminal bronchioles caused by an allergic reaction to inhaled antigens. The immune response following antigen exposure results in lymphocytic inflammation as well as granuloma formation.The typical histologic pattern of HP consists of cellular interstitial pneumonia, cellular bronchiolitis, and epithelioid cell granulomas. The additional presence of fibrosis has a significant impact on the course as well as the prognosis of the disease and represents a therapeutic approach. Therefore, a classification into a non-fibrotic and a fibrotic phenotype is proposed.The diagnosis of HP is made by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lung, evaluation of possible antigen exposure, and bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage and, if necessary, forceps biopsy. If the diagnosis is inconclusive, transbronchial cryobiopsy or surgical lung biopsy may need to follow. A multidisciplinary board is critical in making the diagnosis.Thieme. All rights reserved.

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