A42 NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ILD RESEARCH: Demographic Study Of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis In Egypt: A Single Center Experience

A42 NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ILD RESEARCH: Demographic Study Of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis In Egypt: A Single Center Experience

Some cases with obscure or atypical pattern on high resolution computed tomography were subjected to lung biopsy (open or thoracoscopic) Results: A total of 118 patients were diagnosed as having Hypersensitivity pneumonitis out of 303 patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease, presenting at the...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 195
Main Authors: Akl, Y, Soliman, Y M A, El-Korashy, R I, El-Hennawi, Y H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York American Thoracic Society 01-01-2017
Subjects:
Lung diseases
Metal workers
Tomography
Egypt
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Summary:Some cases with obscure or atypical pattern on high resolution computed tomography were subjected to lung biopsy (open or thoracoscopic) Results: A total of 118 patients were diagnosed as having Hypersensitivity pneumonitis out of 303 patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease, presenting at the Pulmonology outpatient clinic in Kasr El-Aini hospital along one year (from first of October 2015 to first of October 2016). [...]the course of the disease showed improvement in 28 patients on corticosteroids (1/2 mg/kg prednisolone initially) with only three relapses after initial improvement and the rest necessitated adding immunosuppressant drugs due to their resistance to treatment even with higher doses of corticosteroids.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970