A Familial History of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis | Zendy

Tsukasa Okamoto | Zendy; Yasunari Miyazaki | Zendy; Makoto Tomita | Zendy; Meiyo Tamaoka | Zendy; Naohiko Inase | Zendy

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A Familial History of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Author(s) -

Tsukasa Okamoto,

Yasunari Miyazaki,

Makoto Tomita,

Meiyo Tamaoka,

Naohiko Inase

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000338123

Subject(s) - medicine , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , pulmonary fibrosis , family history , bronchoalveolar lavage , genetic predisposition , pathogenesis , epidemiology , inhalation , lung , fibrosis , immunology , chronic cough , asthma , pathology , disease , anesthesia

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immunologically mediated lung disease induced by the inhalation of a variety of antigens. Patients with chronic HP often have a family history of pulmonary fibrosis. This strongly suggests that both genetic and environmental factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic HP.

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