[Allergic alveolitis. Humidifier fever].
Among predisposed persons the use of home humidifiers may induce febrile conditions named humidifier fever. The disease is considered to be an extrinsic allergic alveolitis. It may also be induced by modern ultrasound humidifiers. A case is described where an ultrasound humidifier was found to be the cause of humidifier fever.
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D000328:Adult; D000389:Air Conditioning / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity
Allergisk alveolitt. Luftfuktefeber.