Extrinsic allergic alveolitis: apropos of a case in a child
González-Azpeitia, G.; Ormazábal Ramos, C.; Domínguez Ortega, F.; Munguira Aguado, P.; de la Cruz Moreno, J.; Rodríguez-Luis, J.C.; Doménech Martínez, E.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 30(2): 131-133
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 2719415 Document Number: 338534
We present a young male (12 years) with low grade fever, weight loose, anorexia and progressive dyspnea. The clinical, roentgenological and pulmonary function pictures are close with interstitial pneumonitis. The patient had a pigeon loft on his house, thus we tried confirmed the diagnosis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis: pigeon breeder's lung. We believed at any patient age the pigeon breeder's lung must be considered in the differential diagnosis of interstitial pneumonitis. A good anamnesis will avoid unnecessary complementary test.