Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Secondary to Aspergillus, in a Compost Plant Worker: Case Report and Review of Literature

Activation of blood coagulation pathways as a component of an allergic response has been studied in animal models. In patients with allergic diseases, clot qualities have been noted to be different in terms of denser fibrin clot with reduced plasmin-mediated clot lysis. Correlation between occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) with thromboembolic events is scarce in the general patient population. We present a case of a 52-year-old man...