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Childhood hypersensitivity pneumonitis probably caused by cat hair
Author(s) -
Olesen HV,
Thelle T,
Møller JCF
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1998.tb01753.x
Subject(s) - hypersensitivity pneumonitis , medicine , pneumonitis , dermatology , immunology , pneumonia , lung
A case is reported of a 10‐y‐old boy with hypersensitivity pneumonitis probably caused by his cat. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by animal hairs is reported in furriers, but hypersensitivity pneumonitis in children has only been described as caused by birds, moulds or other fungi. Steroid treatment may interfere with the possibility of finding the causative antigen.