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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, also known as, Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis, is a kind of interstitial lung disease with symptoms of dyspnea and cough resulting from the inhalation of an antigen to which the person has been previously sensitized. There are a number of known etiological agents leading to hypersensitivity pneumonitis, such as mushroom, fungi, yeasts, bacteria, mycobacteria,...

The Pakistan Chest Society (PCS) held its biennial conference at Serena hotel, Islamabad April 2014. A full two and a half hour session was devoted to Interstitial Lung Diseases (aka Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases) on 19th april 2014. The session was chaired by Dr. Mosavir Ansarie and Dr. Ali Zuberi. The first speaker was Dr....