expanded etiology of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Introduction

• bagassosis
  • antigen: thermophilic actinomycetes
  • source: moldy sugar cane (bagasse)
• bird fancier's, breeder's, handler's lung
  • antigen: avian proteins
  • source: avian droppings or feathers
• Cephalosporium hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • antigen: Cephalosporium
  • source: sewage contaminated basement
• cheese washer's lung
  • antigen: Penicillium casei
  • source: moldy cheese
• chemical worker's lung
  • antigen: isocyanates
  • source: polyurethane foam, varnishes, lacquer, foundry casting
• coffee worker's lung
  • antigen: coffee bean dust
  • source: coffee beans
• compost lung
  • antigen: Aspergillus
  • source: compost
• detergent worker's lung
  • antigen: Bacillus subtilis enzymes
  • source: detergent
• familial hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • antigen: Bacillus subtilis
  • source: contaminated wood dust in walls
• farmer's lung
  • antigen: thermophilic actinomycetes
  • source: moldy hay, grain, silage
• fish meal worker's lung
  • antigen: fish meal dust
  • source: fish meal
• furrier's lung
  • antigen: animal fur dust
  • source: animal pelts
• hot tub lung
  • antigen: Cladosporium sp.
  • source: mold on ceiling
• humidifier of air conditioner lung (ventilation pneumonitis)
  • antigen: Aureobasidium pullulans & others
  • source: contaminated humidification/air cconditioners
• Japanese summer house hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • antigen: Trichosporon cutaneum
  • source: house dust, bird droppings
• laboratory worker's hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • antigen: male rat urine
  • source: laboratory rats
• lycoperdonosis
  • antigen: Lycoperdon puff balls
  • source: puff ball spores
• malt worker's lung disease
  • antigen: Aspergillus fumigatus or clavatus
  • source: moldy barley
• maple bark disease
  • antigen: Cryptostroma corticale
  • source: maple bark
• miller's lung
  • antigen: Sitophilus granarius (wheat weevil)
  • source: infested wheat flour
• mushroom worker's lung
  • antigen: thermophilic actinomycetes
  • source: mushroom compost
• Paulis pneumonitis
  • antigen: Paulis reagent
  • source: laboratory reagent
• pituitary snuff taker's lung
  • antigen: animal proteins
  • source: heterologous pituitary snuff
• potato riddler's lung
  • antigen: thermophilic actinomycetes
  • source: moldy hay around potatoes
• sauna taker's lung
  • antigen: Aerobasidium sp & others
  • source: contaminated sauna water
• sequiosis
  • antigen: Aerobasidium sp, Graphium sp
  • source: redwood sawdust
• Streptomyces albus hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • antigen: Streptomyces albus
  • source: contaminated fertilizer
• suberosis
  • antigen: cork dust mold
  • source: cork dust
• tap water lung
  • antigen: unknown
  • source: contaminated tap water
• thatched roof disease
  • antigen: Sacchoromonospora viridis
  • source: dried grasses & leaves
• tobacco worker's disease
  • antigen: Aspergillus sp
  • source: mold on tobacco
• winegrower's lung
  • antigen: Botrytis cinera
  • source: mold on grapes
• wood trimmer's disease
  • antigen: Rhizopus sp, Mucor sp
  • source: contaminated wood trimmings
• woodman's disease
  • antigen: Penicillium sp
  • source: oak & maple trees
• woodworker's disease
  • antigen: wood dust, Alternaria
  • source: oak, cedar & mahogony dusts; pine & spruce pulp

Additional terms

• hypersensitivity pneumonitis; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; pigeon breeder's lung; bird fancier's lung; farmer's lung; allergic pneumonitis