[Bird-breeder's lung. Apropos of a fatal case. Immunohistochemical and anatomo-pathological study]

The authors report the case of a female bird breeder who presented with severe pneumopathy from which she died within two weeks. An autopsy was performed. The case is compared with others taken from the literature and the danger of a severe outcome under certain circumstances is emphasized. The authors advocate recourse to immunohistochemical detection of specific markers.