[Extrinsic allergic alveolitis: apropos of a case in a child].
We present a young male (12 years) with low grade fever, weight loose, anorexia and progressive dyspnea. The clinical, roentgenological and pulmonary function pictures are close with interstitial pneumonitis. The patient had a pigeon loft on his house, thus we tried confirmed the diagnosis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis: pigeon breeder's lung. We believed at any patient age the pigeon breeder's lung must be considered in the differential diagnosis of interstitial pneumonitis. A good anamnesis will avoid unnecessary complementary test.
González-Azpeitia
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Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife.
Ormazábal Ramos
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Domínguez Ortega
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Munguira Aguado
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de la Cruz Moreno
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Rodríguez-Luis
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Doménech Martínez
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D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001716:Bird Fancier's Lung / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012882:Skin Tests
Alveolitis alérgica extrínseca: a propósito de un caso en edad pediátrica.