[Exogenous allergic alveolitis in patients at secondary health facilities].

In order to avoid the transition into an irreversible pulmonary fibrosis a diagnosis of the exogenic allergic alveolitis as early as possible is necessary. On the basis of 8 own cases the importance of a correct interpretation of the in detail not specific clinical and radiological symptoms as well as of the with regard to possible inhalative allergen loads directed establishment of the anamnesis is described.