Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Om P. Sharma
Jaypee Brothers. 177. £24.00. 978-9350252697.
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is a complex and variegated disease that challenges respiratory clinicians, immunologists, radiologist and biologists involved in the care of patients with this condition. Considered to result from repeated exposure to a wide range of organic particles, hypersensitivity pneumonitis raises a number of questions. What determines which individuals will develop the disease among those exposed to frequently responsible antigens? Are clinicians missing the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in patients presenting with pulmonary fibrosis, and what are the most important features that should raise suspicion of this condition? …