Hot Tub Lung: Misdiagnosed Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Revealing a Mycobacterial Aetiology—A Case Report and Literature Review
Fadi Abualhommos, Rahaf Fetyani, Yasmeen Butt, Michael Gotway, Abeer Almajali, Jehad Azar · 2026
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Description
Fadi Abualhommos and co-authors report a woman whose lung disease was blamed on birds and treated as an allergy for months, when the true culprit steamed from her hot tub. Their 2026 case report covers hot tub lung, a rare inflammation from breathing a mycobacterium that thrives in such water. Its nature is debated, part allergy and part infection.
The 66-year-old's scans showed diffuse nodules with trapped air. Steroids and a second immune drug brought no gain. A surgical biopsy found granulomas with rare organisms, though washings grew nothing. Her history then surfaced: daily indoor hot tub use matching her symptoms' start. Quitting the tub plus three antibiotics brought full recovery. A literature review rounds out the report.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Fadi Abualhommos, Rahaf Fetyani, Yasmeen Butt, Michael Gotway, Abeer Almajali, Jehad Azar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |