BMJ open respiratory research · 2026
Humidifier lung and summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Japan: a nationwide retrospective observational study of clinical, radiological and pathological features.
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Sakamoto Susumu, Kitamura Atsushi, Iijima Yuki, Hanada Satoko, Yokomura Koshi, Shimoda Masafumi, Ohnishi Hisashi, Kodaka Norio, Kato Motoyasu, Nagata Makoto, Matsumoto Hisako, Nishiuma Teruaki, Kurosaki Atsuko, Kurihara Yasuyuki, Uekusa Toshimasa, Bando Masashi, Miyazaki Yasunari, Suda Takafumi, Kishi Kazuma, Homma Sakae
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BACKGROUND: Humidifier lung (HFL) is a rare subtype of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP); understanding of the clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics is limited. To clarify the phenotype of HFL, this study compared HFL with the more established summer-type HP (SHP).
METHODS: This nationwide survey of patients with HFL was conducted in 214 participating facilities across Japan from January 2011 to December 2021. Clinical, radiological and histopathological findings were comparatively evaluated between patients diagnosed with HFL and those with SHP.
RESULTS: Overall, 430 HFL and 784 SHP cases were identified, with an increasing trend over time and a marked rise in HFL during the COVID-19 pandemic. Detailed data from 278 HFL and 220 SHP cases showed that HFL patients were older and predominantly male. HFL exhibited higher serum C-reactive protein levels but lower Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) and surfactant protein D levels than SHP (all p<0.0001).Chest CT in both cohorts included ground-glass opacities and mosaic attenuation; centrilobular ground-glass nodules were less frequent in HFL, which more frequently showed airspace consolidation.Histopathology demonstrated alveolitis in both with more intra-alveolar organisation and fewer epithelioid cell granulomas in HFL.Cluster analysis identified an HFL cluster with either Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)-like or organising pneumonia-like high-resolution CT findings and normal KL-6, hence diagnosis can be challenging. Conversely, the major cluster of SHP showed typical CT features and elevated KL-6.
CONCLUSIONS: HFL exhibits distinct clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics compared to SHP, suggesting a unique subtype. This holds relevance for diagnostic accuracy and improved patient outcomes.
METHODS: This nationwide survey of patients with HFL was conducted in 214 participating facilities across Japan from January 2011 to December 2021. Clinical, radiological and histopathological findings were comparatively evaluated between patients diagnosed with HFL and those with SHP.
RESULTS: Overall, 430 HFL and 784 SHP cases were identified, with an increasing trend over time and a marked rise in HFL during the COVID-19 pandemic. Detailed data from 278 HFL and 220 SHP cases showed that HFL patients were older and predominantly male. HFL exhibited higher serum C-reactive protein levels but lower Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) and surfactant protein D levels than SHP (all p<0.0001).Chest CT in both cohorts included ground-glass opacities and mosaic attenuation; centrilobular ground-glass nodules were less frequent in HFL, which more frequently showed airspace consolidation.Histopathology demonstrated alveolitis in both with more intra-alveolar organisation and fewer epithelioid cell granulomas in HFL.Cluster analysis identified an HFL cluster with either Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)-like or organising pneumonia-like high-resolution CT findings and normal KL-6, hence diagnosis can be challenging. Conversely, the major cluster of SHP showed typical CT features and elevated KL-6.
CONCLUSIONS: HFL exhibits distinct clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics compared to SHP, suggesting a unique subtype. This holds relevance for diagnostic accuracy and improved patient outcomes.