Current and emerging techniques for the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

This article will provide a summary of the different classification and diagnostic criteria proposed in acute and chronic forms of HP. In addition, we review current diagnostic procedures including antigen detection, high resolution computed tomography, histopathology and provide an overview of emerging techniques. Expert commentary: Important changes are occurring in the field of HP and knowledge of the disease will likely progress enormously in the coming 5 to 10 years as many techniques continue to be developed, including genomic signature and diagnostic biomarkers. PMID: 29727203 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Expert Rev Respir Med Source Type: research