| Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis: |
A swelling from of pneumonia that is caused by an immune reaction in an allergic patient. The reaction may be brought about by a variety of inhaled organic dusts, often those containing fungal spores. A wide variety of symptoms may occur, including difficulty breathing, fever, chills, malaise, and muscle aches. The symptoms usually develop 4 to 6 hours after exposure. Kinds of extrinsic allergic alveolitis include bagassosis, farmer's lung, humidifier or air conditioner lung, mushroom worker's lung, suberosis. The health condition may be diagnosed as hypersensitivity pneumonitis. |