Hypersensitivity pneumonitis of a bagpipe player: Fungal antigens as trigger?

Bagpipe Fungal antigens Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Serological testing

Journal

Medical mycology case reports
ISSN: 2211-7539
Titre abrégé: Med Mycol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101598259

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Historique:
received: 21 03 2019
accepted: 22 03 2019
entrez: 17 4 2019
pubmed: 17 4 2019
medline: 17 4 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Here we present a 79-year old man with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis probably caused by fungal contamination of a bagpipe. Several samples were taken from the patient's bagpipe. Four potential fungal antigens (

Identifiants

pubmed: 30989036
doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.03.005
pii: S2211-7539(19)30032-6
pmc: PMC6447729
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

44-47

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Auteurs

Katharina Ziegler (K)

Institute of Clinical Hygiene, Medical Microbiology and Infectiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan Straße 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany.

Marcus Joest (M)

Allergologic-Immunologic Laboratory, Malteser Lung- and Allergy Center Bonn, Weberstraße 118, 53113 Bonn, Germany.

Nesrin Turan (N)

Clinic of Internal Medicine 3, Department of Pneumology, Paracelsus Medical University, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan Straße 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany.

Dirk Schmidt (D)

Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.

Peter-Michael Rath (PM)

Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.

Joerg Steinmann (J)

Institute of Clinical Hygiene, Medical Microbiology and Infectiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan Straße 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany.

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