Nameko, Nametake · 1996 · Case Reports
Medium relevanceHypersensitivity Pneumonitis Induced by Spores of Pholiota Nameko
Pholiota microspora
Key points
- A 42-year-old man experienced recurrent episodes of nonproductive cough, fever, and dyspnea on exertion
- He had worked as a mushroom farmer for 10 years
- The diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis was confirmed immunologically by detecting a precipitin to spores of Pholiota nameko but not to other antigens
- After separation from the antigen along with an addition of corticosteroid therapy, the symptoms, inflammatory findings and a reduced level of PaO2 quickly subsided
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A 42-year-old man experienced recurrent episodes of nonproductive cough, fever, and dyspnea on exertion. He had worked as a mushroom farmer for 10 years. The diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis was confirmed immunologically by detecting a precipitin to spores of Pholiota nameko but not to other antigens. After separation from the antigen along with an addition of corticosteroid therapy, the symptoms, inflammatory findings and a reduced level of PaO2 quickly subsided.
Citation
Inage M, Takahashi H, Nakamura H, Masakane I, Tomoike H (1996). Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Induced by Spores of Pholiota Nameko. Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.35.301 PMID: 8739786
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