Bronchoalveolar carcinoma on a background of chronic extrinsic allergic alveolitis in a spice miller – A case report

Abstract

A case of bronchoalveolar carcinoma developing on a background of chronic extrinsic allergic alveolitis is discussed highlighting the likely increased risk of lung malignancies in chronic organic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and the need for further cohort studies and possible impact on occupation related safety and compensation.