Bird breeder's disease: A rare diagnosis in young children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Ettlin, Mélanie Stauffer ^a   Pache, Jean Claude ^a   Renevey, François ^b   Hanquinet Ginter, Sylviane ^a   Guinand, Stéphane ^a   Argiroffo, Constance Barazzone ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bird breeder's disease; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Child; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; PRECIPITIN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; BIRD BREEDER LUNG; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOWL; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; PIGEON; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TASTE DISORDER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIRD FANCIER'S LUNG; BIRDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 29244446255     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-1762-4     Document Type: Article

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