Private exposure and elimination of environmental triggers in mother and son with hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an inflammatory lung disease caused by an immune reaction to inhaled antigens. This case report describes a rare occurrence of HP in a mother and her adult son living together. The 59-year-old mother and her 18-year-old son developed HP due to exposure to mold and bird feathers. Both were treated with prednisolone, and the environmental triggers were eliminated. This case highlights the importance of identifying environmental triggers, ensuring follow-up, and considering non-occupational exposures in the HP diagnosis and management of HP.
Source: Ugeskrift for Læger
DOI: 10.61409/v04250279
Authors: Laura Cathrine Christoffersen Ravn, Annemette Geilager Abild-Nielsen, Michael Alan Victor, Harald William Meyer
Institutions: Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4414623385