Medical entity reference · Respiratory Medicine

bird fancier's lung

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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis which is caused by inhalation of antigens from avian excreta, symptoms are abrupt onset of dyspnea, cough, malaise, and fever after exposure to antigen. Wikidata entity Q2529980; linked MeSH descriptor D001716. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.

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Reference details

Wikidata entity
Q2529980
Revision
2417522482
MeSH
D001716
Disease Ontology
DOID:13891
UMLS
C0005592
ICD-9-CM
495.2

Entity description

extrinsic allergic alveolitis which is caused by inhalation of antigens from avian excreta, symptoms are abrupt onset of dyspnea, cough, malaise, and fever after exposure to antigen

Names in different languages

en: bird fancier's lung es: Pulmón de cuidador de aves fr: maladie des éleveurs d'oiseaux de: Vogelhalterlunge ar: رئة محبي الطيور

English alternative names

Avian hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Bird-fancier's lung NOS (disorder) Bird-fanciers' lung Bird-fanciers' lung (disorder) bird breeder's lung bird fancier lung pigeon breeder's lung poultry worker's lung Bird-fancier's lung Pigeon-Breeder's Lung Bird Fancier's Lung Bird-Breeder's Lung

Identifier mapping

MeSH: D001716 Disease Ontology: DOID:13891 UMLS: C0005592 ICD-9-CM: 495.2

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Source date: 2025-10-17T16:41:42Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-13. Text has been organized for reading; this import has not been independently reviewed by a clinician. It is not individualized medical advice.

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