Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in a Housewife Exposed to Aspergillus flavus in Poor Living Conditions: A Case Report
Published: January 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7133
Lalita Fernandes, Anita Sandhya Mendonca Estibeiro, Anthony Menezes Mesquita
1. Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Goa Medical College, Goa, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Goa Medical College, Goa, India.
3. Professor and Head of Department, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Goa Medical College, Goa, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Lalita Fernandes,
Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, TB and Chest Diseases Hospital, St. Inez, P.O.Caranzalem, Goa-403002, India.
E-mail: drlalitafernandes@gmail.com
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP) or Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (EAA) is a disease resulting from immunologically induced inflammation in response to inhalation of a wide variety of airborne allergens. The condition develops mainly in non atopic individuals sensitized to organic dust due to repeated exposures. It is a relatively rare disease constituting upto 2% of interstitial lung diseases. Knowledge of classical High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) of lung findings aid in early diagnosis. We report a case of subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a housewife who despite being symptomatic remained undiagnosed for two years. She showed a good response to therapy, but soon relapsed. Visit to her home revealed that she lived in a damp house full of moldy walls.
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