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Hot Tub Lung

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Hot Tub Lung
(1) Respiratory dysfunction linked directly to hot tub use, due either to infection by or hypersensitivity to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) growing in hot tub water
(2) Hypersensitivity pneumonitis linked to recreational use of a hot tub caused by Cladosporium spp, an aeroallergenic fungi of the class Deuteromycetes
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Our objective in this study was to examine four additional cases of hot tub lung and compare these cases with others reported in the English print literature on this disease.
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis-like granulomatous lung disease with ... by Nawoor, Abdur Ray / Environmental Health Perspectives
Abstract: Hot tub lung is a form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) reported to be associated with exposure to large aerosolized inocula of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC).
A woman with cough, fever, and micronodular infiltrates on chest ... by Allen, Gilman B. / Southern Medical Journal
Hot tub lung appears to be hypersensitivity pneumonitis to MAC aerosol rather than a direct infection of the lung, although this subject is still a matter of debate (Aksamit 2003; Embil et al.
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with environmental ... by Milton, Donald / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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