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Fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a inspiratory and b expiratory axial HRCT images below the level of tracheal bifurcation show accentuation of air trapping in the expiratory images
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Purpose of Review
This review aims to briefly discuss the new paradigms explored in the recent past especially for the diagnosis and treatment of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP).
Recent Findings
HP has now been classified into non-fibrotic and fibrotic phenotypes. The diagnosis of non-fibrotic and fibrotic HP has been categorized into “typical,”...
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Background
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease (ILD) caused by an immunological reaction to repeated inhalational exposure to antigens. The etiology and exact immunopathology are poorly understood. Autoimmunity overlapping with HP has been described but the role of concomitant autoimmunity in the clinical course and ou...
