Hypersenstivity Pheumonitis

Ahn, Byung Min; Han, Seok Won; Moon, Hwa Sik; Song, Jung Sup; Rho, Jae Chul; Park, Sung Hak; Byun, Hae Won; Shim, Sang In; Lee, Jong Moo; Bang, Chan Yung

doi:1983.30.1.44

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 30(1); 1983 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1983;30(1):44-48.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1983.30.1.44 Published online March 1, 1983.

Hypersenstivity Pheumonitis

Byung Min Ahn¹, Seok Won Han¹, Hwa Sik Moon¹, Jung Sup Song¹, Jae Chul Rho¹, Sung Hak Park¹, Hae Won Byun¹, Sang In Shim², Jong Moo Lee², Chan Yung Bang³

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pathology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Radiology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea

과민성 폐장염

안병민¹, 한석원¹, 문화식¹, 송정섭¹, 노재철¹, 박성학¹, 변해원¹, 심상인², 이종무², 방찬영³

Abstract

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis has many clinical, roentgenographic and pathophysiologic features that may be indistinguishable from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. But, there are characteristics of hypersensitivity pneumonitis that may be enable a specific diagnosis. Because elimination of the etiologic agent may prevent continued damage and corticosteroid. therapy may at times produce dramatic improvement, aIl patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis should be evaluated for hypersensitivity pneumonitis. We reviewed cI clinical findings of 49-year-old a male farmer patient who was suffered from coughing and dyspnea. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis was confirmed by skin testing using diluted antigen, and transbronchial lung biopsy. After removing the patient from the environment and corticosteroid therapy started, symptoms were much improved.