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. 2018 Oct 3;4(4):00071-2018.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00071-2018. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in fish processing workers diagnosed by inhalation challenge

Gro Tjalvin  1 , Øistein Svanes  1   2 , Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen  1   2 , Bjørg Eli Hollund  1   3 , Tor B Aasen  1 , Cecilie Svanes  1   4   5 , Jorunn Kirkeleit  1   3   5
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in fish processing workers diagnosed by inhalation challenge

Gro Tjalvin et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis may be caused by occupational exposure in the fish processing industry http://ow.ly/GbEf30lFnyk.

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Disclosures: None declared.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Changes in forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) during 24 h following exposure to salmon in a challenge chamber.
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