A case of bunashimeji mushroom‐induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis diagnosed by inhalational provocation test in a hospital room

A case of bunashimeji mushroom‐induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis diagnosed by inhalational provocation test in a hospital room

Abstract A 66‐year‐old woman was admitted to our hospital with a 2‐month history of dry cough and exertional dyspnea. She had worked as a mushroom farmer and had been exposed to mushroom for more than 40 years. The patient showed elevated levels of KL‐6 (2966 U/mL) and surfactant protein D (410 ng/m...

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Main Authors: Tomoe Akagami, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Sotaro Takagi, Susumu Yamazaki, Shohei Minezaki, Hidetoshi Nakamura, Kenji Tsushima, Makoto Nagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-05-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
bunashimeji mushroom
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
inhalational provocation test
lymphocyte stimulation test
precipitating antibody
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1134

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