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Preferred term

Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A common interstitial lung disease caused by hypersensitivity reactions of PULMONARY ALVEOLI after inhalation of and sensitization to environmental antigens of microbial, animal, or chemical sources. The disease is characterized by lymphocytic alveolitis and granulomatous pneumonitis.

Entry terms

  • Allergic Alveolitis, Extrinsic
  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
  • Pneumonitis, Hypersensitivity

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KQNVZ9SF-6

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