Bird Fanciers Lung: Clinical and Pathological View

Two female patients aged 53 and 44 years were admitted to hos­pital with back pain, chronic cough and malaise. Both patients had radiological findings of interstitial lung disease and both had a history of exposure to budgerigar antigens for a number of years. Pathological examination of their lung tissues Were com­patible with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). Based on these findings, a diagnosis of “Bird Fanciers’ Lung” (BFL) was made in these two patients. Since breeding birds at home is quite fre­quent in Turkey, it is important to be aware of health problems which may arise from this type of hobby.