Investigations
The investigation of extrinsic allergic alveolitis includes the following:
- blood tests to assess:
- inflammatory markers
- eosinophilia
- specific precipitating antibodies
- blood gas status
- chest radiography
- lung function tests to assess:
- the restrictive ventilatory defect
- the decreased transfer factor
- allergen sensitivity tests
- tissue sampling:
- bronchoalveolar lavage
- biopsy
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