Farmer's lung differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions
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== Differentiating Farmer's lung disease from other Diseases == | == Differentiating Farmer's lung disease from other Diseases == | ||
Farmer's lung disease should be differentiated from other occupational lung diseases and diseases causing cough and dyspnea, like: | Farmer's lung disease should be differentiated from other [[Occupational lung disease|occupational lung diseases]] and diseases causing [[cough]] and [[dyspnea]], like: | ||
* Interstitial Lung disease | *[[Interstitial Lung disease]] | ||
* Sarcoidosis | *[[Sarcoidosis]] | ||
* Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | * Idiopathic [[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis|pulmonary fibrosis]] | ||
* Lung disease in collagen vascular disease | * Lung disease in [[collagen vascular disease]] | ||
* Pulmonary mycotoxicosis | *[[Mycotoxicosis|Pulmonary mycotoxicosis]] | ||
* Asthma<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1036/0071466983}}</ref> | *[[Asthma]]<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1036/0071466983}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 29 July 2020
Overview
Farmer's lung disease must be differentiated from other diseases that cause cough, dyspnea such as Interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis and asthma.
Differentiating Farmer's lung disease from other Diseases
Farmer's lung disease should be differentiated from other occupational lung diseases and diseases causing cough and dyspnea, like:
- Interstitial Lung disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Lung disease in collagen vascular disease
- Pulmonary mycotoxicosis
- Asthma[1]
References
- ↑ . doi:10.1036/0071466983. Missing or empty
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