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