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Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.
Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Pulmonology)
Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.
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What is Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?
An inflammatory condition in which the lungs have a strong reaction to inhaled foreign particles like mold, pet dander, or bird feathers.
Typical Symptoms of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Blood in saliva
Fever
Feeling breathless
Noisy breathing; e.g. wheezing, rattling
Cough
Have frequent contact with birds or real feathers
History of atrial fibrillation
Sweating at night requiring change in clothing
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Is there blood in your phlegm?
Do you have a fever?
Are you having difficulty breathing?
Is your breathing noisy, like wheezing or rattling?
Do you have a cough?
Treatmentof Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Treatment involves identifying and removing the offending substance, followed by medications to decrease lung inflammation. More severe cases may need lung physical therapy or lung transplants.
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References
Šterclová M. Exogenní alergické alveolitidy: minimum pro praxi [Extrinsic allergic alveolitis: minimum for clinical practice]. Vnitr Lek. 2018 Winter;63(11):802-806. Czech. PMID: 29303282.
https://www.prolekare.cz/specialist-agreement
Ismail T, McSharry C, Boyd G. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis. Respirology. 2006 May;11(3):262-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00839.x. PMID: 16635083.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00839.x
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Reviewed By:
Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA (Pulmonology, Critical Care)
Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.
Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Pulmonology)
Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.
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