Pediatric hypersensitivity pneumonitis: literature update and proposal of a diagnostic algorithm

• Main Authors: Carla Mastrorilli (Author), Luca Pecoraro (Author), Stefania Arasi (Author), Simona Barni (Author), Lucia Caminiti (Author), Riccardo Castagnoli (Author), Mattia Giovannini (Author), Lucia Liotti (Author), Francesca Mori (Author), Francesca Saretta (Author), Gian Luigi Marseglia (Author), Elio Novembre (Author), Rare Allergic Diseases Commission of the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a rare disease in childhood with the prevalence of 4 cases per 1 million children and an incidence of 2 cases per year. The average age of diagnosis at pediatric age is approximately 10 years. The pathogenesis of HP is characterized by an immunological r...