Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease (ILD) that results from an immune-mediated reaction involving various antigens in susceptible individuals. However, the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HP in South Korea are not well understood. This study was conducted to identify the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HP in South Korea. This is a retrospective observational study investigating patients with pathologically confirmed HP at our center, along with a comprehensive review of published HP cases in the Republic of Korea. This retrospective study analyzed 43 patients with pathologically proven HP at a single tertiary hospital in Korea between 1996 and 2020. In addition, case reports of HP published in Korea were collected. The clinical characteristic

SUBMITTER: Zo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10655655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature