Yacht-maker's lung: A case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in yacht manufacturing

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 47-50

  Volkman, Kristen K ^a   Merrick, James G ^a   Zacharisen, Michael C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; IPATROPRIUM BROMIDE; LEVALBUTEROL; SALMETEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NIGHT SWEAT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; RHINITIS; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SHIPS; STYRENE;

EID: 33750825075     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: 10981861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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