Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Antigen Identification – An Alternate Approach

Identification of the causal antigen for patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is challenging in a standard clinical setting. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether it was possible to evaluate the home/workplace of patients, and identify the causal antigen.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - September 8, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: M.L. Millerick-May, M.H. Mulks, J. Gerlach, K.R. Flaherty, S.L. Schmidt, F.J. Martinez, R.M. LeVeque, K.D. Rosenman Source Type: research