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Elena Vasileiou1,2, Paschalis Ntolios3,4, Paschalis Steiropoulos3,4
1Department of Occupational Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
|May 24, 2021
Summary
Occupational exposure in slaughterhouses can cause hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Prompt removal from exposure led to significant clinical improvement in a patient with this lung condition.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Occupational Medicine
- Immunology
Background:
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immune-mediated lung disease.
- Occupational exposures are a common cause of HP.
- Animal handlers and those working with livestock are at risk.
