Recurrent pneumonitis in a 10-year-old girl with pigeon breeder's disease

Dilber E., ÖZÇELİK H. U., Gocmen A., Misirligil Z., Kiper N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.39, sa.4, ss.541-545, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.541-545
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pigeon breeder's disease, precipitating antibodies, FANCIERS LUNG
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an allergic disease resulting from sensitization to inhaled organic dust, usually manifest with recurrent bouts of cough, dyspnea and fever. Most of the reported cases concern the adult population. The disease is rarely seen in the pediatric age group, as stated by most of the reviews on the subject. In this article, a case with hypersensitivity pneumonitis is described. Precipitating antibodies to avian protein were demonstrated in serum from a girl with recurrent bouts of pneumonitis which was otherwise unexplained.