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What is the difference between hypersensitivity pneumonitis and asthma attacks?
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Asthma attack: Asthma attack is an airway disease that involves the air passage thru the airways.Hypersensitivity pneumonitis(hp) involves the actual tissues of the lungs which are beyond the airways. Type of injury is differrent.Asthma attack is an acute reaction. While hp is slower mechanism, and presents with insidious progress.Asthma can also be a slow proccess, when it is poorly controlled.
Answered 7/18/2016
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Immunology: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a different type of immunologic reaction in the lung. The list is very long for the causes. In general hp cause a different breathing pattern problem than asthma. While both cause shortness of breath they are treated differently.
Answered 5/3/2014
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