Summer-type relapsing fever (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) secondary to Cladosporium herbarum in the domestic environment |
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| Authors: | A. Dushianthan C. Owen A. Dawson JH. Edwards NK. Harrison |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Respiratory Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, Wales, UK;2. Department of Histopathology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, Wales, UK;3. Section of Respiratory Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Llandough Hospital, Penarth CF64 2XX, Wales, UK |
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| Abstract: | ‘Summer-type relapsing fever’ is the most prevalent form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Japan. It is usually caused by hypersensitivity to Trichosporon cutaneum – a seasonal mould which thrives in homes with damp, decayed wood, damp mats and bedclothes. The disease has been rarely described outside Japan. We report the first documented case of summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Europe – in this case caused by hypersensitivity to the mould Cladosporium herbarum. |
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