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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis with Normal High Resolution Computed Tomography Scans

Author(s) -

Farah J Nasser-Sharif,

Meyer Balter

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2001/403401

Subject(s) - medicine , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , high resolution computed tomography , radiology , computed tomography , high resolution , pulmonary function testing , lung , lung biopsy , pneumonitis , biopsy , remote sensing , geology

A case of symptomatic hypersensitivity pneumonitis with normal high resolution computed tomography (CT) scans is presented. The patient, a 32-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus, had a chronic, progressive history of respiratory symptoms, abnormal findings on examination and abnormal pulmonary function tests but normal high resolution CT scans of the chest. Diagnosis was made through open lung biopsy. Clinical improvement was seen on removal of the offending antigen. The literature on the utility of high resolution CT scans in hypersensitivity pneumonitis is reviewed.

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