Preferred Name

Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis
Synonyms
Definitions

An inflammatory interstitial lung disease caused by hypersensitivity reaction to inhalation or ingestion of antigens. The antigens are usually related to the patient's occupation. It can present as an acute illness with flu-like symptoms, subacute with repeated episodes of pneumonia, or chronic with dyspnea and productive cough. The majority of patients recover following the cessation of the exposure to the antigen that causes the disease. Chronic exposure may eventually progress to interstitial lung fibrosis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C34369

code

C34369

definition

An inflammatory interstitial lung disease caused by hypersensitivity reaction to inhalation or ingestion of antigens. The antigens are usually related to the patient's occupation. It can present as an acute illness with flu-like symptoms, subacute with repeated episodes of pneumonia, or chronic with dyspnea and productive cough. The majority of patients recover following the cessation of the exposure to the antigen that causes the disease. Chronic exposure may eventually progress to interstitial lung fibrosis.

label

Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

Legacy Concept Name

Extrinsic_Allergic_Alveolitis

Preferred_Name

Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

prefixIRI

NCIT:C34369

prefLabel

Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0002390

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C35482

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