title: [Swine breeder's lung--a form of exogenous allergic alveolitis].
abstract: It is reported about two pig-breeders with the typical symptoms of an exogen allergic alveolitis after having worked in a pigsty. The diagnosis "Pig-Breeders'-Lung" was confirmed by the prove of precipitating antibodies against pig-epidermis components (scales) and pig-serum.
authors.affiliation: Kreispoliklinik, Poliklinische Abteilung für Lungenkrankheiten und Tuberkulose, Hohenmölsen/DDR.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schlegel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liebetrau
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Pohl
mesh_terms: D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000209:etiology*; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013552:Swine
vernacular_title: Die Schweinezüchterlunge--eine Form der exogenen allergischen Alveolitis (EAA).