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Abstract
A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled avian antigens, usually proteins in the dust of bird feathers and droppings.
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- Avian Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Avian
- Pneumonitis, Avian Hypersensitivity
- Pneumonitis, Hypersensitivity, Avian
- Avian Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides
- Bird Fancier Lung
- Bird Fancier's Lungs
- Bird Fanciers Lung
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides, Avian
- Lung, Bird Fancier's
- Lungs, Bird Fancier's
- Pneumonitides, Avian Hypersensitivity
- Budgerigar Fancier's Lung
- Feather Duvet Lung
- Pigeon Breeder's Lung
- Budgerigar Fancier Lung
- Budgerigar Fancier's Lungs
- Budgerigar Fanciers Lung
- Duvet Lung, Feather
- Duvet Lungs, Feather
- Feather Duvet Lungs
- Lung, Budgerigar Fancier's
- Lung, Feather Duvet
- Lung, Pigeon Breeder's
- Lungs, Budgerigar Fancier's
- Lungs, Feather Duvet
- Lungs, Pigeon Breeder's
- Pigeon Breeder Lung
- Pigeon Breeder's Lungs
- Pigeon Breeders Lung
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34 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
91(77); was see under ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC 1977-90
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Previous Indexing
- Farmer's Lung (1966-1976)
- Respiratory Hypersensitivity (1966-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bird Fancier's Lung. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001716. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001716
- Bird Fancier's Lung. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_fancier%27s_lung
- Bird Fancier's Lung. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2529980