hi my husband has been diagnosed with extrinsic allergic alveolitis his symtoms started after he had a fall on to his back off a ladder he started getting breathless and could not walk far he has had a lung biopsy which has shown inflamation on the lung but no cause his x rays are the same as some one with eaa i am asking if he could become allergic to lipitor after the fall off the ladder and if this could maybe be the cause
Hi I did review your concern. Extrinsic allergic alveolars is also known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and it represents allergic reaction to dust and organic matter. It occurs to people with occupations involving a lot of interaction with birds and animals, sugarcane and other vegetable products, coffee bean dust, fungal exposure from mist of water coming out of machine and so on. Fall or Lipitor should usually not cause this condition. The best way is to review with a pulmonologist and analyze your husbands occupation and your household surrounding environment for a potential allergen that could have caused it. Once you identify the cause then proper preventive measures can be taken to remove its exposure and prevent progression. I hope this yellowish you all the best. Thank you for using Chat Doctor.