Sawmill work and extrinsic allergic alveolitis.
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[Extrinsic allergic alveolitis].
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) or hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an interstitial lung disease associated with repeated exposure to a wide range of inhaled organic dusts and related occupational allergens, especially bird and fungal proteins. We focus on the diagnostic and prognostic findings related to the use of BAL in the management of EAA patients. The presentation of EAA varies from p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0355-3140,1795-990X
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2612