Farmer’s lung is a hypersensitivity disease caused by the interaction of IgG antibodies with inhaled antigen in the alveolar wall, leading to inflammation and compromising gas exchange.
El pulmón del granjero es una enfermedad de hipersensibilidad causada por la interacción de IgG con antígenos inhalados en la pared alveolar, provocando inflamación y afectando el intercambio de gases.
| Front | A hypersensitivity disease caused by the interaction of IgG antibodies with large amounts of an inhaled antigen in the alveolar wall of the lung, causing alveolar wall inflammation and compromising respiratory gas exchange |
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| Back | farmer’s lung |
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