[Bird breeder's lung with conversion to fatal fibrosing alveolitis].
An 11-year-old girl developed typical symptoms of bird breeder's lung after several years of contact with budgerigars and other birds. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by immunological and lung-function tests. Despite exclusion of exposure to allergens and treatment with steroids and D-penicillamine no improvement occurred, the exogenous allergic alveolitis progressing to fibrosing alveolitis of which the girl died.
D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000150:complications*; D001716:Bird Fancier's Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D004071:Digitalis Glycosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality
D004071:Digitalis Glycosides; D011239:Prednisolone; D010396:Penicillamine
Vogelzüchterlunge mit Ubergang in letale fibrosierende Alveolitis.