title: [Allergic alveolitis (pathogenesis and diagnosis)].
abstract: Extrinsic allergic alveolitis--a lung disease with low incidence--is caused by antibody and cell-mediated allergic reactions due to inhaled antigens (several organic dusts with fine particle sizes). The diagnosis is based on anamnesis, clinical examination, immunological methods of examination (including detection of antibodies, skin tests, allergen inhalation tests), chest X-ray and lung function tests. The therapy consists in antigen deficiency and corticosteroids.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000209:etiology; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000209:etiology; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
vernacular_title: Allergische Alveolitis (Pathogenese und Diagnostik).