title: [Prevalence of diagnosing extrinsic allergic alveolitis in Poland in the years 1990-1994].
abstract: Poland is the country, where almost 40% of population inhabit rural areas. So EAA may be an important health problem. The aim of the study was to assess incidence of EAA in different districts in Poland. We asked hospitals to send us lists of patients with diagnosis of EAA established in the period of 1990-1994. In some hospitals we collected information by ourselves. This way, we have got data concerning patients with EAA. The highest prevalence of EAA 1.5-7.0/100,000 population was observed in eastern and south-western regions of Poland. Eastern Poland is rural area with small not specialised farms and possible high exposure to EAA antigens. In south-western Poland (Silesia) keeping pigeons is a very popular hobby, which may explain high incidence of EAA.
authors.affiliation: I Kliniki Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc, Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc w Warszawie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meleniewska-Maciszewska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuś
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wesołowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korzeniewska-Koseła
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Piasecki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health
vernacular_title: Czestość rozpoznawania alergicznego zapalenia pecherzyków płucnych W Polsce, w latach 1990-1994.