A Case of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Caused by Penicillium species

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779313/pdf/jkms-20-1073.pdf

 

We report a case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a 30-yr-old female housewife

caused by

according to history, chest radiograph, spirometry, high-resolution chest CT,

and transbronchial lung biopsy. To identify the causative agent, cultured

aeromolds

were collected by the open-plate method. From the main fungi cultured, fungal

antigens

were prepared, and immunoblot analysis with the patient’s serum and each

fungal antigen was performed. A fungal colonies were isolated from the

patient’s

home. Immunoblotting analysis with the patient’s sera demonstrated a

IgG-binding

fractions to

This study indicates that the patient had hypersensitivity pneumonitis on

exposure

to Penicillium species found in her home environment. The patient was

diagnosedPenicillium species extract, while binding was not noted with control

subject.Penicillium species in her home environment.

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