 Question Number 1103 Question: A 60yr old farmer presented with non-specific symptoms of chronic cough and progressive dyspnea for the last 6yrs. On further examination the patient was diagnosed to have an interstitial pneumonitis.The chest x-ray revealed reticulonodular infiltrate associated with honey-combing of the lung. Pulmonary function studies showed a restrictive pattern with loss of lung volumes, impaired diffusion capacity, decreased compliance, and an exercise-induced hypoxemia This farmer's symptoms are most likely secondary to the following environmantal hazard a) the farmer's cheese processing plant |
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