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Prototypes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis according to major classes of antigens |
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| Class of antigens |
Specific antigen |
Disease |
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| Bacteria |
Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula |
Farmer's lung |
| Fungus |
Trichosporon cutaneum |
Summer-type HP |
| Mycobacteria |
Mycobacterium avium intracellulare |
Hot-tub lung |
| Proteins |
Altered pigeon serum (probably IgA) |
Pigeon breeder's disease |
| Chemical products |
Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) |
MDI HP |
Lacasse and Cormier Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2006 1:25 doi:10.1186/1750-1172-1-25 |
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