Antibodies against salivary ductal epithelium (SDEA)

Serological Test for Farmer's Lung

Clinical Significance

The serological test is useful in the diagnosis of allergic alveolitis. This is an immune-mediated disease that develops in individuals exposed to long-term contact with specific allergens. Farmer's lung occurs mainly in farmers as a result of exposure to allergenic fungi present in moldy hay, particularly thermophilic actinomycetes such as Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula and Thermoactinomyces vulgaris.

Patient Preparation

Material: Serum