Number of patients |
31 |
15 |
Age, mean (SD), years |
55.2 (14.5) |
64.6 (11.6) |
Male sex, n(%) |
15 (48.4) |
5 (33) |
Tobacco use, n(%) |
|
|
Non-smoker |
10 (32.3) |
11 (73.3) |
Past-smoker |
19 (61.3) |
4 (26.7) |
Active smoker |
2 (6.5) |
0 |
Exposure to feather, n(%) |
|
|
Duvet |
18 (58.1) |
0 |
Pillow |
5 (16.1 ) |
0 |
Both |
8 (25.8) |
0 |
Exposure to birds, n(%) |
|
|
Pigeon |
0 |
10 (66.6) |
Parakeet |
0 |
2 (13.3) |
Poultry |
0 |
1 (6.7) |
Several birds |
0 |
3 (20) |
HP classification |
|
|
Chronic HP, n(%) |
20 (64.5) |
6 (40) |
Acute HP , n(%) |
11 (35.5) |
9 (60) |
Symptoms |
|
|
Cought, n(%) |
31 (100) |
12 (80) |
Dyspnea, n(%) |
31 (100) |
14 (93.3) |
Emphysema, n(%) |
0 |
1 (6.7) |
Crackles, n(%) |
18 (45.5) |
10 (66.7) |
Analytical data |
|
|
BAL-Lymphocytes % , median (P25-P75) |
12.5 (7- 36.3) |
64
(53.8-67.5) |
Pulmonary function tests |
|
|
FEV1/FVC (%pred), mean (SD) |
83.1 (5.3) |
89.2 (16.4) |
DLCO (% pred), mean (SD) |
50 (13.3) |
49.3 (13.4) |
HRCT |
|
|
Ground glass, n(%) |
15 (48.4) |
14 (93.3) |
Reticular, n(%) |
4 (12.9) |
1 (6.6) |
Honeycombing, n(%) |
12 (38.7) |
4 (26.7) |