Presentation
In addition, numerous precipitin arcs were present in the sera of the symptomatic but not the asymptomatic subjects by antigen-antibody crossed immunoelectrophoresis. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
It is associated with progressive pulmonary disability, irreversible lung damage, and mortality in some occupational settings.1-5 Patients often present with intermittent chills, fever, cough, and shortness of breath that begin four to eight hours after [labcorp.com]
The fluorescence is proportional to the amount of specific IgG, which is present in the patient's sample, ie, the higher the fluorescence value, the more specific IgG antibody is present. [mayocliniclabs.com]
Entire Body System
- Fever
For the preceding 2 years, she noticed a productive cough, a mild fever, and dyspnea after working in a barn for longer than 6 hours. Micropolyspora faeni organisms were detected in hay from the barn. [allallergy.net]
These are some of the signs and symptoms: shortness of breath, a dry irritating cough, a sudden general feeling of sickness, fever and chills, a rapid heart rate, and rapid breathing. [ccohs.ca]
Other extrinsic allergic alveolitides include bagassosis (moldy bagasse); mushroom worker's lung (mushroom compost); fog-fever in cattle (moldy [jamanetwork.com]
It is associated with progressive pulmonary disability, irreversible lung damage, and mortality in some occupational settings. 1-5 Patients often present with intermittent chills, fever, cough, and shortness of breath that begin four to eight hours after [labcorp.com]
There are two new chapters on examination in specific situations: The frail elderly The adult with fever A new section explicitly spells out how to demonstrate the techniques learned in the book in an OSCE and other formative and summative examinations [books.google.ro]
- Inflammation
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HP is characterized by chronic inflammation, and the development of the disease seems to be immunologically mediated. In farmer's lung, the source of provoking antigen has been found to be actinomycetes such as Micropolyspora faeni. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Immunol. 1977; 119: 2137 PubMed Google Scholar Wilson B Huang C Moore V Calvanico N The development of granulamatous pulmonary inflammation in rabbits by aerosol challenge. [jacionline.org]
- Collapse
Expand All Collapse All Clinical and Procedure Clinical Utility The measurement of serum precipitins by gel diffusion is a commonly used technique to assess exposure and sensitization to various antigens. They are usually of the IgG or IgM class. [eurofins-viracor.com]
Characterization of some members of the genusThermomonospora View Options Get Access View options PDF View PDF Media Media Other Tables Go to Go to Show all references Request permissions Expand All Collapse Expand Table Authors Info & Affiliations [cdnsciencepub.com]
Click to see the histo >> Think BIG lungs, don’t collapse, might have rib imprints on them. [vet.uga.edu]
- Asymptomatic
In addition, numerous precipitin arcs were present in the sera of the symptomatic but not the asymptomatic subjects by antigen-antibody crossed immunoelectrophoresis. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
This antigen fraction reacted with the sera of all 15 farmer's lung patients and 20 asymptomatic farmers with circulating anti-M. faeni antibodies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
However, a positive test does not always indicate active disease since asymptomatic individuals may develop precipitins without any features of hypersensitivity. [labguide.fairview.org]
Differences in T cell and macrophage suppressor activity in symptomatic and asymptomatic pigeon breeders. [jacionline.org]
- Fatigue
A boy and a girl, 10 weeks and 3 years of age, respectively, were admitted with low temperature, dry cough, fatigue and weight loss. [allallergy.net]
Respiratoric
- Pneumonia
Cross-reacting antibodies to Micropolyspora faeni in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. [allallergy.net]
Initial studies of the frequency of the development of cross-reacting antibodies in M. pneumoniae infection suggest it is uncommon. Atypical cases of farmer's lung should be investigated to exclude M. pneumoniae infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Google Scholar, 3 Fernold GW Clyde WA Bienenstock J Immunoglobulin containing cells in lungs of hamsters infected with mycoplasma pneumonia. [journal.chestnet.org]
TYPES OF PNEUMONIA | Lesson 10 INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIAS Interstitial pneumonia refers to those lung inflammatory processes where the primary effect is on the alveolar wall. The damaging agent enters via the bloodstream or the airways. [vet.uga.edu]
Psychiatrical
- Suggestibility
It is suggested that a common polysaccharide antigen may exist on the surface membranes of M. pneumoniae and M. faeni. [allallergy.net]
It is suggested that the hypersensitivity in FLD arises from exposure to mycelial antigens. [hero.epa.gov]
Workup
Microbiology
- Saccharopolyspora Rectivirgula
Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula from Quebec dairy barns: application of simplified criteria for the identification of an agent responsible for farmer's lung disease. [allallergy.net]
Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula Ab [Presence] in Serum Active Part Description LP16723-6 Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula, formerly known as Micropolyspora faeni, is an aerobic, thermophilic, gram-positive and filamentous bacterial [loinc.org]
Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Actinomycetota Class: Actinomycetia Order: Pseudonocardiales Family: Pseudonocardiaceae Genus: Saccharopolyspora Species: S. rectivirgula Binomial name Saccharopolyspora [en.wikipedia.org]
Name: Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula (Krassilnikov and Agre 1964) Korn-Wendisch et al. 1989 emend. [dsmz.de]
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP Taxonomic status: synonym Correct name: Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula (Krassilnikov and Agre 1964) Korn-Wendisch et al. 1989 Risk group: 1 Synonyms: Name Kind Micropolyspora rectivirgula (Krassilnikov [lpsn.dsmz.de]
- Thermoactinomyces Vulgaris
Other causative microorganisms include Thermoactinomyces vulgaris and Aspergillus fumigatus. [krmc.testcatalog.org]
Precipitating antibodies against Thermoactinomyces vulgaris and T. thalpophilus were observed only in 1.5% and 0.5% of the subjects, respectively. Two subjects concomitantly demonstrated F. rectivirgula and T. vulgaris-specific serum precipitins. [allallergy.net]
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- Pseudomonas
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment REFERENCES Reynolds HT Thompson RE Devlin HB Development of cellular and humoral immunity in the respiratory tract of rabbits of Pseudomonas lipopolysaccharide. [journal.chestnet.org]
Note that farming practices are changing with time and that new antigens may be introduced or disappear from a region (eg, the disappearance of bagassosis in Louisiana sugar cane workers, [3] the appearance of Pseudomonas fluorescens in machine operator's [emedicine.medscape.com]
- Listeria Monocytogenes
Other gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as well as yeast, zymosan, latex microspheres, and isolated peptidoglycan from Listeria monocytogenes did not cause this response. [eurekamag.com]
J Reticuloendothel Soc. 1982; 31: 295 PubMed Google Scholar Allen P Beller D Braun J Unanue E The handling of Listeria monocytogenes by macrophages: the search for an immunogenic molecule in antigen presentation. [jacionline.org]
Treatment
A similar material was obtained from a cell-wall preparation by treatment with lysozyme. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. [books.google.it]
Prognosis
Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. [books.google.it]
Prognosis and correlation to lung function. Chest. 1985 Apr. 87(4):460-6. [Medline]. Cormier Y, Brown M, Worthy S, Racine G, Muller NL. High-resolution computed tomographic characteristics in acute farmer's lung and in its follow-up. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Etiology
Changes in pulmonary function were apparent only in the principal ponies, which suggests that neutrophils, per se, do not cause pulmonary dysfunction and that M faeni may be one of the etiologic agents involved in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [agris.fao.org]
Abstract Published April 1982 Abstract Thermophilic actinomycetes and saprobic fungi are important in the etiology of allergic occupational diseases such as "farmer's lung" disease. Each such organism produces several protein antigens. [clinchem.aaccjnls.org]
Laurence Millon, Gabriel Reboux, Bénédicte Rognon, Sandrine Roussel, Manfredo Quadroni, Jean-Charles Dalphin, Michel Monod European Respiratory Journal 2012 40: P2373; DOI: Abstract Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula (SR) is the main etiologic agent of [erj.ersjournals.com]
[…] online: July 29, 2009 Issue release date: 1980 Number of Print Pages: 9 Number of Figures: 0 Number of Tables: 0 ISSN: 1018-2438 (Print) eISSN: 1423-0097 (Online) For additional information: https://www.karger.com/IAA Abstract Micropolyspora faeni is an etiologic [karger.com]
Bronchiolitis obliterans of unknown etiology Bronchiolitis Obliterans and Organizing Pneumonia Also known as BOOP. Steroids effective. [lumen.luc.edu]
Epidemiology
Abstract To examine factors that influence changes in Micropolyspora faeni (MF) antibody titer in farmer's lung disease (FLD), we followed for 5 yr the prevalence of serum MF antibody and the epidemiologic factors (years on farm, hours in barn, and hay-handling [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
His interests are in incontinence in the elderly, the effects of medication and co-morbidity on continence status and the epidemiology and aetiology of incontinence in the elderly. [books.google.de]
The epidemiology of HP is also challenging to understand, as incidence and prevalence of the disease varies with geographic areas, climate, and local customs. [pediatric.testcatalog.org]
ISSN: 0950-2688 EISSN: 1469-4409 URL: /core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection Cited by 6 Crossref Citations This article has been cited by the following publications. This list is generated based on data provided by CrossRef. Hollingdale, M. [cambridge.org]
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. [books.google.it]
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful Evaluation of patients suspected of having hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by exposure to Micropolyspora faeni Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology [mayocliniclabs.com]
Prevention
Many respiratory diseases are preventable; however, avoidance of ubiquitous microorganisms is not realistic. [library.ndsu.edu]
Prevention is difficult in areas where hay is likely to be wet during the curing process and it is not possible to alter the feeding regimen. [merckvetmanual.com]
Nocardial virulence factors are the enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase (which inactivate reactive oxygen species that would otherwise prove toxic to the bacteria), as well as a "cord factor" (which interferes with phagocytosis by macrophages by preventing [en.wikipedia.org]
Purification of a plasma protein that inhibits complement-mediated prevention of immune precipitation. [jacionline.org]