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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

J W Gurney1

  • 1Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.

Radiologic Clinics of North America
|November 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a lung reaction to inhaled organic antigens. Imaging like chest X-rays are often normal, but CT scans may show nonspecific lung changes.

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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis results from an immune response to inhaled organic antigens.
  • Common examples include Farmer's lung and Pigeon Breeder's lung.
  • This condition affects the lung parenchyma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize the typical presentation and imaging findings of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
  • To highlight the role of imaging in diagnosing this lung disease.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical and radiological features of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
  • Analysis of chest radiograph and computed tomography (CT) findings.

Main Results:

  • Chest radiographs are frequently normal in hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

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  • Abnormalities on chest X-ray show basal predominance in acute disease and upper zone predominance in chronic disease.
  • CT scans may be more sensitive but findings are often nonspecific.

    • Conclusions:

    • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an immune-mediated lung disease.
    • Radiographic findings can be normal or show characteristic distributions.
    • CT imaging aids detection but findings lack specificity.