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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:11289 - ventilation pneumonitis

Disease Ontology Definition:An extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of antigens from thermophilic actinomycetes species growing in air conditioners and humidifiers. Fungi like Aureobasidium sp and Candida albicans that survive in the contaminated water in humidifiers and air conditioners are also known to cause the disease.

Synonyms: Air-conditioner and humidifier lung, Humidifier lung,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0001255 - ventilation pneumonitis


Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): extrinsic allergic alveolitis (is_a)