Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: A high index of clinical suspicion is key for early diagnosis and successful treatment

Bridget F Collins^{1

2}, Ganesh Raghu¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Interstitial lung diseases; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Evergreen Health Pulmonary Care, Kirkand, Washington, USA.

Editorial

Bridget F Collins et al. Respirology. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;30(1):10-12.

doi: 10.1111/resp.14858. Epub 2024 Nov 24.

Bridget F Collins^{1

2}, Ganesh Raghu¹

¹ Center for Interstitial lung diseases; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Evergreen Health Pulmonary Care, Kirkand, Washington, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical respiratory medicine; environmental & occupational health and Epidemiology; interstitial lung disease; lung fibrosis.

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