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Allergic alveolitis in a 12-year-old boy: treatment with budesonide nebulizing solution
K H Carlsen1, J Leegaard, O D Lund
1Department of Paediatrics, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Pediatric Pulmonology
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
Allergic alveolitis due to bird antigens was diagnosed in a 12-year-old boy. He suffered from cough, dyspnea, easy fatigue, anorexia, and severe weight loss. The diagnosis was verified by a gradual improvement when he was removed from the birds, exacerbation upon re-exposure, and the demonstration of serum precipitating antibodies against bird antigens. The patient recovered completely after a short course of oral prednisolone, treatment with inhaled nebulized budesonide for 3 months, and removal of the birds from his home.