| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:841 |
| Name | extrinsic allergic alveolitis |
| Definition | An interstitial lung disease involving inflammation of alveoli and smallest airways (bronchioles) of the lung caused by an allergic reaction to inhaled organic dusts containing microorganisms or proteins, and chemicals. Symptoms include chills, cough, fever, malaise, shortness of breath, loss of appetite and weight loss. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000109.htm, http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch051/ch051b.html |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155581001 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:2707 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
alveolitis [EXACT] hypersensitivity pneumonitis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a allergic disease |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some dyspnea has symptom some chills transmitted by some airborne transmission has symptom some weight loss has symptom some loss of appetite has symptom some allergic reaction has symptom some cough has symptom some fever has symptom some malaise |