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Table 2 Symptoms, physical examination, and pulmonary function tests

From: Factors influencing the clinical presentation of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in pigeon breeders in Minia governorate: an Egyptian experience

Variable

Number (%)

Symptoms

 

 Cough

65 (97%)

 Dyspnea

63 (94%)

 Flu-like symptoms

43 (64.2%)

 Wheezing

44 (65.7%)

 Fever

14 (20.9%)

 Loss of weight

6 (9%)

Physical examination

 

 Basal crepitation

35 (52.2%)

 Diffuse crepitation

4 (6%)

 Wheezes

6 (9%)

 Digital clubbing

4 (6%)

Pulmonary function

 

 Restrictive pattern

58 (86.6)

 Normal

9 (14.3)