Exposure to parakeets and bronchiolitis obliterans

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
A DaschnerC López-Serrano

Abstract

Case report of a 64-year-old woman with increasing dyspnea and cough. She cared at home for 8 parakeets (Melopsittacus undulatus). Subsequent studies revealed a restrictive pulmonary defect and transbronchial biopsy, a histological bronchiolitis obliterans (BO). No significant elevated anti-avian IgG could be detected, probably because of a transient hypogammaglobulinaemia. The implication of antigenic exposure to avian antigens in the pathogenesis of BO is discussed.

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Aug 27, 2011·Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology·Andrew L ChanTimothy E Albertson
Sep 3, 2005·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·Robert L JacobsJacqueline J Coalson

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