Budgerigars

Also described as bird fancier's lung, bird fancier's disease

There are 103 cases described in 17 citations

2019

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Main features characterization in a Portuguese cohort

Santos, V., et al.  Pulmonology.

Cases: 29

2016

It's time to blame the birds

Abboud, A., et al.  Chest.

Cases: 1

2012

Extrinsic allergic alveolitis as the cause of dyspnea and weight loss

Nährlich, L., et al.  Padiatrische Praxis.

Cases: 1

2011

[A small bird gives severe consequences]

Authried, G., et al.  Ugeskrift for Laeger.

Cases: 1

2009

Cough and breathlessness not responding to inhalers

Alluri, R., et al.  BMJ.

Antigens: B. precipitins

Cases: 1

2007

Progressive dyspnea in a 46-year-old woman

Arora, R., et al.  Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology.

Cases: 1

2006

A boy with shortness of breath, cough, and myalgias

Mannaa, M., et al.  Journal of Respiratory Diseases.

Antigens:

Pigeon Droppings,

Feather antigens

Cases: 1

2005

Unusual pattern of lymphocytic alveolitis with CD4+ predominance - A case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to residential exposure to parakeet

Moreira, A., et al.  Allergy and Clinical Immunology International.

Cases: 1

2005

[Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in budgerigar fanciers. A seldom recognised disease?]

Bocchia, M. E., et al.  Recenti Progressi in Medicina.

Cases: 1

2003

[A case of bird fanciers' lung with endobronchial polyps]

Sugimoto, Y., et al.  Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi.

Antigens: B. precipitins

Cases: 1

2003

[A case of acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by contact with budgerigars (bird-breeder's lung)]

Kasai, S., et al.  Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi.

Antigens:

Pigeon antigens,

Avian droppings

Cases: 1

2002

A case of subacute budgerigar breeder's lung presenting a marked elevation of serum SP-D and KL-6

Suga, M., et al.  Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases.

Antigens:

Budgerigar Droppings

Cases: 1

2002

Fatal outcome in chronic bird fancier's lung

Ohtani, Y., et al.  American Journal of Medicine.

Antigens:

Pigeon Droppings

Cases: 1

1995

Budgerigar breeders' hypersensitivity pneumonitis presenting as chronic bronchitis with purulent sputum

Tanaka, H., et al.  Internal Medicine.

Antigens: P. anaerobius

Cases: 1

1983

Budgerigar fancier's lung. The persistence of budgerigar precipitins and the recovery of lung function after cessation of avian exposure

Lee, T. H., et al.  Clinical Allergy.

Cases: 48

1978

[The allergic alveolitis of budgerigar fanciers. Unusual increase of incidence during recent years]

Imhof, K., et al.  Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift.

Cases: 12

1974

Budgerigar-fancier's lung: A report of a fatal case

Edwards, C., et al.  British Journal of Diseases of the Chest.

Cases: 1