| In addition, cases of allergic alveolitis have been diagnosed in this population. |
| Hypersensitivity pneumonia, also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is a form of diffuse interstitial lung disease. |
| In April, 1999, Jean was diagnosed with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, a rare breathing disorder. |
| During the acute stage of disease, the histologic appearance consists of a combination of bronchiolitis and alveolitis with granuloma formation. |
| This second group was further subdivided into conditions that are part of a systemic disease or fibrosing alveolitis. |
| On oxygen 24-hours-a-day, the 54-year-old suffers from cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis. |
