| Metadata | |
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| ID | DOID:13891 |
| Name | bird fancier's lung |
| Definition | An extrinsic allergic alveolitis which is caused by inhalation of antigens from avian excreta. The disease has_symptom abrupt onset of dyspnea, has_symptom cough, has_symptom malaise, and has_symptom fever, after exposure to antigen. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1841781/pdf/brmedj02140-0025.pdf |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:69339004 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Avian hypersensitivity Pneumonitis [EXACT] bird breeder's lung [EXACT] bird fancier lung [EXACT] Bird-fancier's lung [EXACT] Bird-fanciers' lung [EXACT] pigeon breeder's lung [EXACT] poultry worker's lung [EXACT] |
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