Adults with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) expressed interest in more knowledge of prognosis, etiology, treatment, and living well with the disease, based on new survey data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. HP is caused by environmental exposure and is often incurable, and patients are challenged with identifying and mitigating the exposure with limited...
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New guidelines clarify diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis
by National Jewish Health Credit: National Jewish Health The American College of Chest Physicians has published new guidelines for the diagnosis and evaluation of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), an interstitial lung disease characterized by scarring and/or inflammation of the interstitium—the area surrounding the lung’s air sacs, blood vessels, and airways. National Jewish Health pulmonologist Evans Fernández, MD,...