Effects of Corticosteroid Treatment and Antigen Avoidance in a Large Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Cohort: A Single-Centre Cohort Study KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Although the third most frequent interstitial lung disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) remains an enigmatic disease without clear diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines. We assessed the effect of the commonly used therapeutic interventions (i.e. exposure avoidance and corticosteroid treatment) in an HP cohort. METHODS: We collected clinical data of all HP patients followed at our centre between January 1, 2005, and December 31, ...