Type I hypersensitivity (or immediate hypersensitivity), in the Gell and Coombs classification of allergic reactions, is an allergic reaction provoked...

always have a respiratory component; severe reactions can be life threatening. The symptoms of NSAID-induced reactions are hypersensitivity reactions rather...

a hypersensitivity immune reaction causing inflammation of the airspaces (alveoli) and small airways (bronchioles) within the lung. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis...

Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including...

specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. It is also known as respirology, respiratory medicine, or chest medicine in some countries...

Respiratory failure results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, meaning that the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide, or both cannot be...

caused by S. pneumoniae. This clinically presents with an initial mild respiratory infection, followed by fever. On imaging it presents an opaque pulmonary...

of the hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Pneumonitis can be separated into several distinct categories based upon causative agent. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis...

metastasis, tuberculosis, a foreign bodies, immunosuppression, and hypersensitivity should be suspected. Prevention includes vaccination, environmental...

Sarcoidosis Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Drug-induced lung disease Small nodules Acute: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Chronic: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis...