bird fancier's lung
Findings
No curated finding names bird fancier's lung yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Hypersensitivity granulomatous pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of avian antigens that are present in the dust of the droppings and feathers of many species of birds. In the acute phase it manifests as fever, chills, dyspnea, cough, and chest tightness. Chronic exposure may lead to interstitial lung fibrosis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005668), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- DyspneaMondoHP:0002094
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: bird fancier's lung
- Also called
- Avian hypersensitivity pneumonitisbird fancier lungbird-fanciers' lungpigeon-breeder lung diseasepigeon-breeder's lung