People playing wind: instruments like the flute,\u00a0clarinet,\u00a0saxophone,\u00a0bagpiper and the likes are at high risk of developing lung diseases.<\/p>\n
An interesting case study was presented at a recent annual conference held at the American College of Allergy,\u00a0Asthma and Immunology,\u00a0in which \u00a0a man who was coughing and wheezing consistently when he sought medical intervention. Initially diagnosed as Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis,\u00a0a fungal infection,\u00a0and was treated for the same with oral steroids.
\nLater,\u00a0after several tests and imaging studies,\u00a0the doctors found evidence of a different fungus called Exophiala.\u00a0The man had developed allergic reaction to this specific fungus and not aspergillus as diagnosed earlier.<\/p>\n
Detailed case study revealed that the man was a clarinet player and had not cleaned his instrument in over 30 years. Study of the insides of the clarinet revealed the presence of the same fungi, Exophiala.
\nIt is essential to identify and treat the condition. The symptoms will not go away completely unless the causative factor is eliminated.<\/p>\n
This was proved well in another case in New York of a 15 year old saxophone player whose shortness of breath went away only when he thoroughly cleaned his instrument and sterilized it.<\/p>\n
Bacteria,\u00a0yeast and fungi are capable of surviving for a long time inside a conducive environment. The insides of a wind instrument are one such perfect environment. Cases of infections spreading by using such instruments that are rented or loaned are numerous. School bands,\u00a0band players for ceremonies like marriages and such should take particular care to clean the instruments thoroughly before and after use.<\/p>\n
Saxophone Lung,\u00a0as doctors at the conference named the disease,\u00a0is not a typical allergic reaction seen in clinics every day. It is important to keep the possibility at the back of the mind while diagnosing a case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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