ventilation pneumonitis
An extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of antigens from thermophilic actinomycetes species growing in air conditioners and humidifiers. Fungi like Aureobasidium sp and Candida albicans that survive in the contaminated water in humidifiers and air conditioners are also known to cause the disease.
MONDO:0017853
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
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humidifier lung
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humidifiers lung
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ventilation systems lung
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