A case of familial hot tub lung

Hot tub lung is a lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex. We report the first case of familial hot tub lung appearing simultaneously in a husband and wife. Our case supports the consideration that hot tub lung is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis rather than an infectious lung disease. It a...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Kitahara, Yusuke Araki, Kikuo Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007116300107

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