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Kawamoto Y, Yatomi Y, Furusawa H, Hanzawa S, Miyazaki Y, Tanaka M. Understanding the process of people with hypersensitivity pneumonitis implementing continuous antigen avoidance and their affecting situations: A grounded theory study. J Clin Nurs 2023; 32:2880-2891. [PMID: 35662292 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore the process by which people with hypersensitivity pneumonitis implement continuous antigen avoidance, alongside the situations that influence this process. BACKGROUND Antigen avoidance is the primary treatment for people with hypersensitivity pneumonitis. However, the best method to support antigen avoidance has not yet been established. DESIGN The present qualitative study used a constructivist grounded theory approach. METHODS The participants were inpatients or outpatients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis diagnosed at a Japanese urban university hospital. In parallel with semi-structured interviews and a medical record survey from 2016 to 2021, we conducted coding, categorising, writing memos, theoretical sampling and continuous comparisons of experiences from finding physical abnormalities to implementing antigen avoidance. The COREQ checklist was followed for reporting. RESULTS Interpreting the experiences leading to the implementation of continuous antigen avoidance by 28 participants provided a process consisting of a core category: trying to maintain one's desired life under uncertain situations, and four phases: (1) searching for a convincing cause of the illness, (2) gradually understanding the disease, (3) realising the need for behaviour change and (4) seeking a good balance between behaviour change and one's desired life. The situations that influenced the process were also revealed. CONCLUSIONS Being convinced of the cause of one's illness and realising its severity led to the participants' realisation of the need for a behavioural change to avoid antigens. The uncertainty of the cause of illness and measures taken, a lack of clear advice from healthcare providers and one's desired life influenced participants' implementation of continuous antigen avoidance. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE This study provides important insights regarding how healthcare providers should better understand and support people with hypersensitivity pneumonitis in avoiding antigens.
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- Yuko Kawamoto
- Department of Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Nursing, National College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shuuwa General Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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Mostafa AI, Salem AE, Ahmed HAM, Bayoumi AI, Halim RMA, Samie RMA. Role of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) in Assessing Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2021; 84:200-208. [PMID: 33840176 PMCID: PMC8273016 DOI: 10.4046/trd.2020.0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an increasingly recognized form of diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) is now classified as a human MUC1 mucin protein, and regenerating type II pneumocytes are the primary cellular source of KL-6/MUC1 in the affected lungs of patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Serum KL-6/MUC1 levels have been demonstrated to be useful for the evaluation of various ILD. To determine the role of circulating KL-6 in evaluating the disease activity and management of HP. Methods An observational cross-sectional study was conducted on 51 patients with HP and 20 healthy controls. Serum KL-6 levels were measured in both groups. Patients were further assessed based on chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), pulmonary function test, 6-minute walk test, echocardiography, bronchioalveolar lavage, and/or transbronchial biopsy. Patients were divided into the fibrotic and non-fibrotic groups according to the HRCT findings. Results The median serum KL-6 levels were significantly higher in HP patients as compared to the control group. The median serum KL-6 levels were found to be higher in the non-fibrotic HP group (1,900 IU/mL) as compared to the fibrotic group (1,200 IU/mL). There was a significant inverse correlation between serum KL-6 serum level and the dose of steroids as well as the duration of steroid therapy. Conclusion The presence of higher KL-6 levels in the non-fibrotic HP group implies its enhanced production by regenerating pneumocytes in response to alveolar injury. The significant association between serum KL-6 levels and the dose and the duration of steroid therapy emphasizes the significant role of steroids in the stabilization of the disease.
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- Amira Ismail Mostafa
- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt
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Kawamoto Y, Oda S, Tanaka M. Antigen avoidance in people with hypersensitivity pneumonitis: A scoping review. Heart Lung 2021; 50:407-416. [PMID: 33621839 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antigen avoidance (AA) is essential for people with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). An intervention programme to promote continuous AA in people with HP will be the focus of future research. OBJECTIVES We systematically analysed the AA behaviour of people with HP, interventions of health-care providers to promote AA behaviour, clinical outcomes after AA, and evaluation methods after AA. METHODS We conducted a scoping review using six online databases and manual searches. Papers written in English or Japanese that reported cases on AA were selected. The extracted data were classified qualitatively. RESULTS In total 205 cases included in 109 eligible papers were examined. CONCLUSIONS This review clarified the fundamental evidence of AA in people with HP. These people required the continuous support of health-care providers to continue appropriate AA. This review highlighted four aspects that require further research to design interventions for promoting effective and continuous AA in people with HP.
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- Yuko Kawamoto
- Department of Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
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- Nursing Division, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
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- Department of Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
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A Rare Pediatric Case of Severe Bird Fancier's Lung Presented with Viral Pneumonitis-Like Picture. CHILDREN-BASEL 2018; 5:children5110149. [PMID: 30424525 PMCID: PMC6262624 DOI: 10.3390/children5110149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bird Fancier's Lung (BFL) is a rare, nonatopic immunologic response to repeated or intense inhalation of avian (bird) proteins/antigens found in the feathers or droppings of many species of birds, which leads to an immune-mediated inflammatory reaction in the respiratory system. Although this is the most common type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) reported in adults, it is one of the classifications of a rare subtype of interstitial lung disease that occurs in the pediatric age group of which few case reports are available in the literature. The pathophysiology of HP is complex; numerous organic and inorganic antigens can cause immune dysregulation, leading to an immune-related antigen⁻antibody response (immunoglobulin G-IgG- against the offending antigen). Diagnosing BFL in the pediatric age group is challenging due to the history of exposure usually being missed by health care providers, symptoms and clinical findings in such cases being nonspecific and often misdiagnosed during the acute illness with other common diseases such asthma or acute viral lower respiratory tract infection, and the lack of standardization of criteria for diagnosing such a condition or sensitive radiological or laboratory tests. Treatment, on the other hand, is also controversial. Avoidance of the offending antigen could be the sole or most important part of treatment, particularly in acute mild and moderate cases. Untreated cases can result in irreversible lung fibrosis. In this case report, we highlight how children presenting with an acute viral lower respiratory tract infection can overlap with the acute/subacute phase of HP. Early intervention with pulse steroids markedly improves the patient's clinical course.
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An autopsy case of bird-related chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis presenting with repeated acute exacerbation. Respir Med Case Rep 2018; 24:92-94. [PMID: 29977770 PMCID: PMC6010630 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a dry cough in 2010. Chest computed tomography showed the appearance of a nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) pattern. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed, and the specimens prominently showed a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern. She was diagnosed with bird-related chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (BRCHP) on the basis of the detection of antibodies to pigeon dropping extract in her serum and a history of using feather-filled duvets and indirect exposure to birds in her living environment. Even though she was treated with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants and recommended to avoid bird-related antigens, she had a progressive course with repeated acute exacerbation episodes and died of respiratory failure. The autopsy findings showed diffuse alveolar damage superimposed on UIP. Clinicians should be aware that BRCHP patients especially with histopathologically UIP pattern may experience acute exacerbation.
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Ochi J, Ohtani Y, Takemura T, Akashi T, Tateishi T, Miyazaki Y, Inase N, Yoshizawa Y. Histological variability and consequences in chronic bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Respirology 2017; 22:1350-1356. [DOI: 10.1111/resp.13070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Junichi Ochi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Japan Red Cross Center; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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Miyazaki Y, Tsutsui T, Inase N. Treatment and monitoring of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2016; 12:953-62. [DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2016.1182426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The amount of avian antigen in household dust predicts the prognosis of chronic bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016; 12:1013-21. [PMID: 26010749 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201412-569oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis is induced by inhalation of avian antigen. Evaluation to avoid repeated exposure to avian antigen is a key part of the treatment for bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It can be difficult, however, to reliably evaluate exposure to the antigen because bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis in its chronic form may be caused by unrecognized and indirect exposure. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study is to establish a method for measuring environmental avian antigen in patients with chronic bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis and to evaluate the clinical utility of the method. METHODS The amount of avian antigen was measured in samples of dust collected from the household environments of patients with chronic bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis. The patients whose clinical progress could be followed by periodic pulmonary function tests for 1 year were classified into a deterioration group and a stable group. Age, sex, smoking status, FVC % predicted, and the amount of avian antigen in household dust samples at the diagnosis of bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis, as well as survival, were determined and evaluated for each group. The total number of subjects was 23. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The clinical condition deteriorated in 11 patients and remained stable in 12. The amount of avian antigen in household dust samples was significantly higher for the deterioration group than for the stable group. In logistic regression analysis, avian antigen was the only variable found to be significant for distinguishing between the two groups. The patients with higher amounts household dust avian antigen had a poor prognosis in the survival analysis. Avian antigen was the only variable to significantly influence the prognosis of chronic bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis. CONCLUSIONS The levels of exposure to avian antigen were related to disease progression and prognosis in chronic bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
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The usefulness of KL-6 and SP-D for the diagnosis and management of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Respir Med 2015; 109:1576-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gorman J, Cook A, Ferguson C, van Buynder P, Fenwick S, Weinstein P. Pet birds and risks of respiratory disease in Australia: a review. Aust N Z J Public Health 2009; 33:167-72. [PMID: 19413862 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00365.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Exposure to birds has long been associated with disease in humans. Three respiratory diseases (psittacosis, allergic alveolitis and asthma) were reviewed in association with pet bird ownership with the aim to clarify the spectrum of avian-related respiratory illnesses. APPROACH Nineteen studies were selected for review based on recreational bird exposure in relation to psittacosis, allergic alveolitis and asthma. CONCLUSION Literature reveals little consensus on the relationship between pet bird ownership and respiratory illness. IMPLICATIONS Future studies should aim to clarify the spectrum of avian-related illnesses, and to direct the dissemination of public health information to clinicians and members of the public who keep birds as pets.
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- Jessica Gorman
- School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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Olson AL, Huie TJ, Groshong SD, Cosgrove GP, Janssen WJ, Schwarz MI, Brown KK, Frankel SK. Acute exacerbations of fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a case series. Chest 2008; 134:844-850. [PMID: 18842917 DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is now recognized that a significant portion of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can have sudden and rapid deteriorations in disease course that cannot be explained by infection, heart failure, or thromboembolic disease. These events are often fatal and have been termed acute exacerbations (AEs) of underlying disease. While best described in patients with IPF, they have also been reported in patients with other forms of interstitial lung disease. We sought to determine if this same phenomenon occurs in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed our clinical experience at National Jewish Medical and Research Center for patients with surgical lung biopsy-proven fibrotic HP who had an acute decline in respiratory status and met criteria similar to those proposed for the diagnosis of an AE of IPF. RESULTS Over a 2-year period, we identified four patients with an AE of fibrotic HP. All patients had a clinical course similar to that most frequently described in AEs of IPF: respiratory failure requiring assisted ventilation, lack of clinical response to high-dose corticosteroid therapy, and a poor prognosis (all cases resulted in death or emergent lung transplantation). Lung biopsy at the time of the AE, explant, or autopsy revealed organizing diffuse alveolar damage superimposed on fibrotic lung disease. CONCLUSIONS Fibrotic HP, like other forms of fibrotic lung disease, can be associated with AEs of disease. Further investigation into similarities and pathways common in AEs of various fibrotic lung diseases may yield additional insight into this recently recognized syndrome.
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- Amy L Olson
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO.
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Section of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Hypersensitity pneumonitis, caused by inhalation of various antigens, is characterized by interstitial mononuclear cell infiltration, nonnecrotizing granulomas, cellular bronchiolitis, and fibrosis. The pathological picture of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis is, however, complicated; it is sometimes difficult to differentiate chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonia, nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, and connective-tissue-related lung disease. The clinical, radiological, and pathological features of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis have recently been described. This study reviews the previously reported information and provides new insights into the pathological features of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. RECENT FINDINGS The pathological features of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis comprise overlapping usual interstitial pneumonia-like pattern with subpleural patchy fibrosis, alternating normal alveoli and fibroblastic foci, a nonspecific interstitial pneumonia-like pattern, and centrilobular fibrosis. In contrast to pathological features of acute and subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis, epithelioid cell granulomas are sparse or absent, but giant cells are seen in the interstitium. Bridging fibrosis between peribronchiolar area and perilobular areas is an outstanding feature of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Autopsy cases of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis have demonstrated not only upper lobe contraction but also lower lobe contraction, mimicking usual interstitial pneumonia pattern and diffuse alveolar damage. SUMMARY The present review focuses on the pathological features of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and presents that centrilobular fibrosis and bridging fibrosis are the important hallmarks of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, even with a usual interstitial pneumonia-like pattern.
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Miyazaki Y, Tateishi T, Akashi T, Ohtani Y, Inase N, Yoshizawa Y. Clinical predictors and histologic appearance of acute exacerbations in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Chest 2008; 134:1265-1270. [PMID: 18689595 DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute exacerbations (AEs) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are critical factors for its clinical course and prognosis. We have seen AEs and poor prognosis consequent to AE in patients with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), as has been seen in patients with IPF. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features of the patients with AE in those with chronic HP. METHODS We reviewed 100 consecutive patients with chronic bird fancier lung (BFL) from 1993 to 2006, and analyzed the clinical characteristics, including history, and laboratory and immunologic, imaging, BAL, and histologic findings. RESULTS AE developed in 14 patients during this observation period (AE group), whereas 86 patients remained stable (non-AE [NAE] group). The 2-year frequency of AE among patients with chronic BFL having usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)-like lesions seen on surgical lung specimens was 11.5%. Patients with AE were more likely to be smokers (p = 0.003). In pulmonary function test results, the mean total lung capacity (TLC) and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (Dlco) were lower in patients with AEs (TLC: AE patients, 63.0 +/- 16.8%; NAE patients, 81.6 +/- 20.0%; Dlco: AE patients, 41.9 +/- 19.0%; NAE patients, 60.0 +/- 19.4%). The mean number of lymphocytes in BAL fluid were lower (AE patients, 13.7 +/- 7.5 lymphocytes; NAE patients, 37.2 +/- 29.7 lymphocytes), while the number of neutrophils were greater in AE patients (AE patients, 10.7 +/- 17.6 neutrophils; NAE patients, 3.6 +/- 4.4 neutrophils). Histologic and/or radiologic findings revealed that all AE patients had UIP-like lesions. Diffuse alveolar damage was observed in six cases, whereas organizing pneumonia superimposed on preexistent fibrotic lesions was observed in two cases. CONCLUSIONS The present study showed several predictive factors for AE at the time of diagnosis. Low TLC and Dlco, low lymphocyte levels in BAL fluid, and a UIP-like pattern in histology at the time of diagnosis may be the risk factors for AE.
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- Yasunari Miyazaki
- Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hanak V, Golbin JM, Hartman TE, Ryu JH. High-resolution CT findings of parenchymal fibrosis correlate with prognosis in hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Chest 2008; 134:133-8. [PMID: 18403660 DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-3005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Histopathologic evidence of fibrosis on surgical lung biopsy has been associated with reduced survival in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). Changes of pulmonary fibrosis detected on CT may also correlate with prognosis in patients with HP. METHODS We identified 69 consecutive patients with HP diagnosed between January 1997 and December 2002 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Patients were stratified into fibrotic and nonfibrotic groups based on the CT findings. Fibrosis was defined by the presence of irregular linear opacities, traction bronchiectasis, or honeycombing. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Of 69 patients, 26 were classified as fibrotic and 43 as nonfibrotic. Patients in the fibrotic group were older, had longer symptom duration, were more likely to have crackles on auscultation, more likely to be exposed to avian antigen, and had greater restrictive lung impairment (p<0.05 for all comparisons). There were 11 deaths in the fibrotic group and 1 death in the nonfibrotic group (p<0.0001). In the regression analysis, CT evidence of fibrosis, more severe pulmonary function abnormalities, and the presence of crackles on auscultation were predictive of reduced survival (p<0.05 for all). The presence as well as the extent of fibrosis on CT was associated with increased mortality. The age-adjusted hazard ratio for mortality in patients with fibrosis was 4.6 (95% confidence interval, 2.0 to 20.1; p<0.0001). CONCLUSION CT findings of parenchymal fibrosis are associated with reduced survival in patients with HP and may serve as a useful prognostic indicator.
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- Viktor Hanak
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Ohtani Y, Ochi J, Mitaka K, Takemura T, Jinta T, Kuramochi J, Miyazaki Y, Inase N, Yoshizawa Y. Chronic summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis initially misdiagnosed as idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. Intern Med 2008; 47:857-62. [PMID: 18451580 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The clinical features of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) are similar to idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We report 2 cases of chronic summer-type HP with insidious onset. They were misdiagnosed as having IIPs before referral to our hospital. Anti-trichosporon antibodies were positive in these cases. Their disease progressed due to the intermittent or continuous exposure to the antigen. Chronic summer-type HP should be included in the list of differential diagnosis of chronic interstitial lung diseases. Environmental investigation for an accurate diagnosis is important to convince the patient of the necessity to strictly avoid any future exposure to antigen.
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- Yoshio Ohtani
- Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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Inase N, Ohtani Y, Sumi Y, Umino T, Usui Y, Miyake S, Yoshizawa Y. A clinical study of hypersensitivity pneumonitis presumably caused by feather duvets. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2006; 96:98-104. [PMID: 16440540 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61047-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bird fancier's lung (BFL) is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by the inhalation of bird-related antigens. The BFL induced by feathers is difficult to diagnose because feathers are generally unrecognized as a causative antigen. OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical features of BFL presumably induced by feather duvets (feather duvet lung) to provide clues for diagnosis. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of patients with feather duvet lung evaluated between April 1, 2000, and June 30, 2003, at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital in Japan. RESULTS Seven patients with feather duvet lung were included in this study; 4 patients had acute disease and 3 had chronic BFL. Duration of contact with feather duvets was 1 month to 10 years. Serum KL-6 and surfactant protein D levels were elevated in all the patients. Specific antibodies against avian antigens were positive in acute BFL but negative in chronic BFL. Antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation in peripheral blood or bronchoalveolar lavage cells was positive in all the patients. The diagnosis was confirmed by an environmental or inhalation provocation test. CONCLUSIONS Feather duvets can induce acute and chronic BFL. Physicians should be aware of feather duvets as a cause of BFL because feather duvets are becoming more prevalent.
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- Naohiko Inase
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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BACKGROUND Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an uncommon, non-IgE-mediated interstitial lung disease caused by the inhalation of a variety of organic dusts, most commonly from exposure at work or in the pursuit of hobbies. Typically, after the disease is recognized, the causative allergen or environment is identified and treatment initiated through avoidance measures and corticosteroids. Progression of the disease is then usually halted and even reversed. Fatal cases of HP are unusual. OBJECTIVE To report a case of progressive and deadly HP in a 40-year-old printer who developed subacute bird fancier's disease with its clinical characteristics and positive precipitins to pigeon proteins. METHODS Chest x-ray examinations and tests of lung function were performed in the patient. Two months after initial consultation, when the diagnosis was still elusive, an open lung biopsy was performed and the patient was treated with prednisone for 3 months. A subsequent chest x-ray examination was performed 4 months after the biopsy. RESULTS With avoidance of birds and treatment with corticosteroids, the patient's symptoms resolved and lung function normalized. He was subsequently diagnosed as having asthma followed by bronchitis and 2 episodes of pneumonia. He did not fully recover from these but developed progressive dyspnea. After linking his symptoms to work by history, he underwent lung biopsy with findings consistent with chronic HP. Serum antibody titers were positive for Aspergillus but not pigeon proteins. Based on exposure to water-based coolants, he was suspected of having chronic occupational HP, although this could not be confirmed. Despite aggressive treatment, he developed a progressive course that was ultimately fatal. CONCLUSIONS This report details the progressive disease course in an individual who presented initially with subacute HP. Unfortunately, even after appropriate diagnosis and management, the course of the disease can be fatal.
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- Michael Zacharisen
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA.
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Ohtani Y, Saiki S, Kitaichi M, Usui Y, Inase N, Costabel U, Yoshizawa Y. Chronic bird fancier's lung: histopathological and clinical correlation. An application of the 2002 ATS/ERS consensus classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Thorax 2005; 60:665-71. [PMID: 16061708 PMCID: PMC1747497 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.027326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic bird fancier's lung (BFL) has often been misdiagnosed as one of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs). METHODS To define the clinical and pathological characteristics of chronic BFL, 26 patients with chronic BFL from whom a surgical lung biopsy specimen was taken between October 1992 and June 2001 were evaluated. The histopathological characteristics of the surgical lung biopsy specimens were examined and correlations between the histopathology and clinical characteristics were analysed. The quality of chronic inflammatory and fibrotic changes was expressed according to the 2002 ATS/ERS consensus classification of IIPs. RESULTS Two patients were diagnosed as having bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia (BOOP)-like lesions, five as having cellular non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP)-like lesions, and eight as having fibrotic NSIP-like lesions. The other 11 patients were considered to have usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)-like lesions because of the temporal heterogeneous appearances of the fibrotic changes. However, fibrosis in these patients had developed in centrilobular as well as perilobular areas, suggestive of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Nineteen patients (73.1%) had multinucleated giant cells, often with cholesterol clefts, while only five patients (19.2%) had granulomas. Patients with BOOP-like or cellular NSIP-like lesions tended to have recurrent acute episodes, whereas patients with UIP-like lesions had an insidious onset. Patients with BOOP-like or cellular NSIP-like lesions had a more favourable outcome than those with fibrotic NSIP-like and UIP-like lesions. CONCLUSIONS The qualities of chronic inflammatory and fibrotic lesions vary significantly among patients with chronic BFL but correlate with clinical features and prognosis.
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- Y Ohtani
- Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 5-45, Yushima 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Kawabata Y, Aoyama K, Hoshi E, Ubukata M, Takayanagi N, Sugita Y. Pathological Study of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia in Patients With Lung Cancer Resection: With Special Reference to Its Relationship to Subsequent Acute Exacerbation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.2482/haigan.45.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Inase N, Sakashita H, Ohtani Y, Sogou Y, Sumi Y, Umino T, Usui Y, Yoshizawa Y. Chronic bird fancier's lung presenting with acute exacerbation due to use of a feather duvet. Intern Med 2004; 43:835-7. [PMID: 15497520 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 67-year-old man was admitted due to fever and exertional dyspnea. He used to raise budgerigars and hill mynahs from 1980 to 1988. He was diagnosed as having chronic bird fancier's lung (BFL) based on a positive peripheral lymphocyte proliferation to pigeon serum in 1994. His disease was stable until 2000. Three months before admission he became a daily user of a feather duvet. A chest CT showed newly-developed peribronchial ground-glass opacities and preexisting honeycombing. Inhalation provocation test was positive. Administration of steroids improved his condition. He has been well after refraining from the use of the feather duvet.
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- Naohiko Inase
- Integrated Pulmonology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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Ohtani Y, Saiki S, Sumi Y, Inase N, Miyake S, Costabel U, Yoshizawa Y. Clinical features of recurrent and insidious chronic bird fancier's lung. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2003; 90:604-10. [PMID: 12839317 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61863-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic bird fancier's lung (BFL) can be subgrouped into two types. One subgroup of patients develops interstitial pulmonary fibrosis after recurrent acute episodes (recurrent BFL), and the other subgroup of patients has no history of acute episodes but has slowly progressive chronic respiratory disease (insidious BFL). OBJECTIVE To define the clinical characteristics of both types of BFL and to provide clues for diagnosis. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of patients with chronic BFL who were evaluated between October 1992 and March 2001 at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital in Japan. Patients were evaluated for their clinical characteristics, including history, laboratory, and immunologic findings; imaging; bronchoalveolar lavage; and histologic findings. RESULTS Thirty-two patients with chronic BFL were included in this study; 15 patients had recurrent BFL and 17 had insidious BFL. The patients with recurrent BFL tended to breed dozens of pigeons in a loft, whereas the patients with insidious BFL were likely to be exposed to smaller birds kept indoors. Specific antibodies against pigeon dropping extracts or budgerigar dropping extracts were positive in 87% of the recurrent BFL cases and 35% of the insidious BFL cases. Antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation was positive in more than 90% of both groups. The upper lung field was frequently involved in both groups as demonstrated by chest radiographic findings. In all of the patients with insidious BFL, the diagnosis was confirmed by positive laboratory-controlled inhalation test results. CONCLUSIONS Insidious BFL may be misdiagnosed as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis if a careful history is not taken and antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation, careful imaging evaluation, and laboratory-controlled inhalation challenge testing are not conducted. In contrast, the clinical findings of recurrent BFL are consistent with hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by other antigens.
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- Yoshio Ohtani
- Pulmonary Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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