Abstract
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), or extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is a patchy, interstitial lung disease that involves an immunologic reaction of the lung to repeated inhalation of foreign antigens. In this report, we describe a machinist with exposure to metalworking fluids (MWFs) and biopsy- confirmed HP. Return to work, which could be equated with a retrospective workplace-specific bronchoprovocation test, proved that working within an environment in which MWFs were used was associated with clinical deterioration in the patient's pulmonary status and with clinical improvement after removal from exposure.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 387-392 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1998 |
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Keywords
- Aerosols
- Case report
- Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Metal working fluids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a machinist. / Freeman, Andrew; Lockey, James; Hawley, Philip; Biddinger, Paul; Trout, Douglas.
In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 34, No. 4, 01.10.1998, p. 387-392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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