A Sensitive Approach to Managing Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Cureus
Abstract
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is an immunologically mediated disorder that typically presents as a case of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in response to any identified or unidentified antigen. We present a case of a 46-year-old female with HP, who presented with fever and shortness of breath. Although negative by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), her condition was initially diagnosed as COVID-19 clinically as a result of anchoring bias due to similar symptoms and radiologic features presenting in the pandemic. A detailed further probing into history revealed the diagnosis of HP due to cat hair, and hence, was managed accordingly.
First Page
e29738
DOI
10.7759/cureus.29738
Publication Date
9-1-2022
Recommended Citation
Ahlawat, Prashant; Upadhyay, Prateek; and Madaan, Prateek, "A Sensitive Approach to Managing Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis" (2022). Internal Medicine. 250.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/internal_medicine/250
Identifier
36340528 (pubmed); PMC9621725 (pmc); 10.7759/cureus.29738 (doi)