Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_fancier%27s_lung
Description: WebBird fancier's lung (BFL), also known as bird breeder's lung, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It can cause shortness of breath, fever, dry cough, chest pain, anorexia and weight loss, fatigue, and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (the most serious complication).
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Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816301364
Description: WebJul 1, 2017 · Abstract. Pigeon fanciers lung or Bird fanciers lung (BFL) is one of the common and preventable causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It is an under diagnosed cause of severe incapacitating breathlessness and can be acute, sub-acute or chronic.
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Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7724370/
Description: WebNov 19, 2020 · Bird Fancier's Lung is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, an immunologically mediated lung disease due to repetitive exposure of air-borne avian antigen. This was first described in 1965 and is known as one of the most common causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
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Link: https://www.birdful.org/what-is-bird-dander-lung-disease/
Description: WebFeb 17, 2024 · Bird dander lung disease, also known as bird fancier’s lung (BFL), is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to avian proteins found in bird excreta, feathers and serum. It is an occupational lung disease most commonly seen in bird breeders, pet shop workers and pigeon fanciers.
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Link: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hypersensitivity-pneumonitis
Description: WebMar 24, 2022 · This disease is also called bird fancier’s lung, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, farmer’s lung, hot tub lung, or humidifier lung. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis happens in some people after they breathe in certain substances in the environment, such as mold or the skin cells shed by animals with fur.
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Link: https://rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu/disease/pigeon-breeder-lung-disease/about/
Description: WebPigeon-breeder lung disease. Also known as: Bird fancier lung. Definition. Orphanet. Pigeon-breeder's lung disease, also called bird fancier s lung, is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis (see this term) induced by inhalation of bird derived-proteins.
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Link: https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/hypersensitivity-pneumonitis/learn-about-hypersensitivity
Description: WebBird fancier's lung: (also called pigeon breeder's disease) caused by breathing particles from feathers or droppings of many species of birds. Humidifier lung: can develop by breathing in fungus growing in humidifiers, air conditioners and heating systems, particularly if they are not well maintained.
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Link: https://pigeonpedia.com/bird-fanciers-lung-overview/
Description: WebJul 14, 2022 · Bird fancier’s lung is a disease that can sometimes affect people caring for or feeding wild or domesticated birds. It is a respiratory condition that is not caused by a specific pathogen.
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Link: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(20)32270-4/fulltext
Description: WebPRESENTED ON: October 18-21, 2020. INTRODUCTION: Bird Fancier’s Lung (BFL) is an immunologically mediated lung disease due to repetitive exposure of air-borne avian antigens. Despite being the most common type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, it is often an under-diagnosed condition.
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Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905352/
Description: WebINTRODUCTION. Pigeon intestinal mucin is an important antigen in pigeon fanciers' lung (PFL) [ 1, 2 ], a form of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA). In these diseases hypersensitivity reactions occur after inhalation of various organic dusts, resulting in both local and systemic symptoms occurring some 4–6 h after exposure.
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