Is There Any Room In Italy For Farmer’S Lung Disease? A Review
Creators: name: Fellone, Lucio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Farmer's Lung; Alveoliti Allergiche Estrinseche,; polmoniti di Ipersensibilità; HP; EAA; AAE; Polmone del contadino; Polmone dell'agricoltore; Diagnostic criteria

description: Il <em>Farmer’s Lung Disease</em> (FLD), com’è noto, presenta una patogenesi immuno-mediata, con manifestazione localizzata al polmone; appartiene al gruppo di malattie denominate Alveoliti Allergiche Estrinseche (AAE).<br>
L’Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), in Italia, riconosce in media poco più di 10 casi di FLDs all'anno.

<strong>Scopo</strong>: Individuare i criteri diagnostici attualmente proposti dalla letteratura scientifica per la diagnosi di polmone dell'agricoltore e confrontarli con quelli utilizzati nelle casistiche italiane. La diagnosi di malattia in fase acuta non è stata presa in considerazione.
description: As is known, Farmer's Lung Disease (FLD) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease, placed mainly in the Lung; FLD is an Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (EAA; or Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis HP).
Every yearv the Italian Government Agency for the Insurance Against Work-related Injuries (INAIL) recognises little more than 10 cases.
Aims: To find current Diagnostic Criteria for Farmer's Lung Disease from International studies and to compare them with Diagnostic Criteria reported in different Italian studies. Acute form of disease was not considered.
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