ICD-11 classes
04 Diseases of the immune system
Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions
4A80 — Allergic or hypersensitivity disorders involving the...
CA70 — Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
CA70.2 — Bird fancier lung
ICD-11 CA70.2 — Bird fancier lung
Bird fancier lung, also called Pigeon-breeder's lung disease, is an allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of particulate avian emanations, sometimes specified by avian species. Presentation can be acute with chills, cough, fever, shortness of breath, chest tightness usually resolving within 24h after cessation of antigen exposure, sub-acute with cough and dyspnoea over several days to weeks, whereas chronic form results in breathlessness, coughing, lack of appetite and weight loss.
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