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Bird fancier lung
Pulmão dos criadores de pássaros
CategoryDefinition
Bird fancier lung, also called Pigeon-breeder's lung disease, is an allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of particulate avian emanations, sometimes specified by avian species. Presentation can be acute with chills, cough, fever, shortness of breath, chest tightness usually resolving within 24h after cessation of antigen exposure, sub-acute with cough and dyspnoea over several days to weeks, whereas chronic form results in breathlessness, coughing, lack of appetite and weight loss.
Index Terms
Bird fancier lungavian protein hypersensitivitybird breeders' diseasebird breeders' lungbird fanciers' lungbird fanciers' diseaseBFL - [bird fancier lung]fanciers' diseasefanciers' lungBudgerigar fanciers' lungBudgerigar fanciers' diseasebudgerigar breeders' lungBudgerigar fanciers' hypersensitivity pneumonitisPigeon fanciers' lungpigeon breeders' diseasepigeon breeders' lungpigeon fanciers' diseasepigeon fanciers' hypersensitivity pneumonitis