Causative antigens of humidifier lung in vapor from a humidifier: A case report

A 68-year-old man exhibited fever and cough three weeks prior to hospital admission after three months of ultrasonic humidifier usage. Chest computed tomography showed bilateral ground-glass opacities, lymphocyte levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were elevated (60.8%), and the histological...

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Main Authors: Masafumi Shimoda, Kozo Morimoto, Makiko Hosoya, Asami Osugi, Satoshi Mitarai, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Keiji Fujiwara, Kozo Yoshimori, Ken Ohta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000461