Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/5182| Title: | Hot tub lung machine | Authors: | Corbitt, Matthew Deller, David |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | Asian Pacific Society of Respirology | Source: | Corbitt, M., & Deller, D. (2020). Hot tub lung machine. Respirology case reports, 8(9), e00682. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.682 | Journal: | Respirology Case Reports | Abstract: | Hot tub lung (HTL) is a pulmonary disease where a hypersensitivity pneumonitis is caused by exposure and inhalation of aerosolized non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) traditionally from hot water steam. HTL can affect both immunocompromised and healthy individuals, and diagnosis is dependent on high clinical suspicion in conjunction with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and microbiological evidence. We present, to our knowledge, the only case of HTL occurring from an indoor swimming pool affecting five members of a family, in which one member was not a resident of the household. | Description: | Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) affiliated author: Matthew Corbitt | DOI: | 10.1002/rcr2.682 | Keywords: | hot tub lung;hypersensitivity pneumonitis;non-tuberculous mycobacteria | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Cairns & Hinterland HHS Publications |
Show full item record
Items in DORA are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.