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  • Title: [A case of pigeon breeder's disease].
    Author: Ito S, Shima K, Sahashi K, Suzuki M, Tunekawa H, Torii Y, Sennda Y, Miyachi A, Ina Y, Takada K.
    Journal: Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi; 1990 Feb; 28(2):379-85. PubMed ID: 2355708.
    Abstract:
    A 73-year-old woman developed dry cough and exertional dyspnea. She had been breeding pigeons for thirty years. Her serum showed positive precipitin reaction against pigeon serum. Furthermore the lymphocyte stimulation test against pigeon serum was positive. An X-ray film of the chest showed diffuse ground glass infiltrate, fine nodular shadows and reticular shadows. Histopathology revealed diffuse interstitial infiltration with mononuclear cells and occasional giant cell formation as well as granuloma formation in the bronchiole. The symptoms subsided after admission. From these results, this case was diagnosed as pigeon breeder's disease. She had the subacute form probably because of her old age and smoking. It could be that exacerbation of pneumonitis was caused by cessation of smoking in an attempt to alleviate the symptoms. This is the fifth case reported in Japan.
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