INTERACTIVE CASE REPORT: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Report of Seven Cases

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that represents one possible response of the interstitial and paranchimal tissue to the intensive and repeated inhalation of antigenic substances. It was rarely seen and overlooked many times because of the different clinical symptoms. The most important point in the diagnosis is to consider HP and to profoundly question the environmental and occupational exposure. We present three women, four men (mean age 32) 7 HP cases who applied to our clinic with different pre-diagnosis and were diagnosed with HP, as a result of the examinations, and started treatment, receiving follow-up in the light of the literature.

ÝNTERAKTÝF OLGU SUNUMU: Yedi Olgu Nedeniyle Hipersensitivite Pnömonisi

Hipersensitivite pnömonisi (HP) hayvansal ya da bitkisel kaynaklý organik tozlarýn ve bazý kimyasal ajanlarýn yaygýn ve tekrarlayan inhalasyonlarý sonucu oluþan, immünolojik aracýlýklý geliþen, interstisyel ya da parankimal dokularý etkileyen, akut alevlenmelerle seyreden, kronik inflamatuvar bir hastalýktýr. Nadir görülmektedir ve farklý klinik semptomlar verebilmesi nedeniyle çoðu kez gözden kaçabilmektedir. Tanýda en önemli nokta HP düþünmek ve buna yönelik maruziyeti hem çevresel hem de mesleksel olarak ayrýntýlý sorgulamaktýr. Biz de polikliniðimize deðiþik ön tanýlarla baþvuran ve yapýlan incelemeler sonucu HP tanýsý konularak tedavi baþlanan ve takibe alýnan, yaþ ortalamasý 32 olan üç kadýn, dört erkek 7 HP olgusunu literatür eþliðinde sunduk.

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