title: [Asthma, alveolitis, aspergillosis, berylliosis. What to do when there is allergic reaction of the lung?].
abstract: Among the major allergic pulmonary disorders are bronchial asthma, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, allergic aspergillosis and berylliosis. Asthma is diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms (wheezing, respiratory distress, tight chest, coughing) and lung function tests possibly supplemented by allergic and provocative testing. Asthma treatment is differentiated into long-term medication and as-required medication. Specific immunotherapy is considered the sole causal therapy. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis is work- or hobby-related (farmer's/cheese worker's/bird-fancier's lung) and manifests as diffuse pneumonitis with dyspnea, coughing and fever. For the diagnosis, the antigen provocative test in particular plays a major role. In the main, treatment comprises strict avoidance of allergens. The diagnosis of allergic pulmonary aspergillosis is based on the history, clinical findings, skin tests, serology and radiography. Treatment is stage-related by means of immunosuppressive agents. In terms of radiographic and pulmonary function findings, berylliosis is similar to sarcoidosis. Here, too, immunosuppressive agents are to the fore.
authors.affiliation: Robert-Koch-Klinik, Städtisches Klinikum St. Georg, Leipzig. hannelore.vier@sanktgeorg.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Protze
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gillissen
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D001607:Berylliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
vernacular_title: Asthma, Alveolitis, Aspergillose, Berylliose. Was tun, wenn die Lunge allergisch reagiert?