How is flock worker's lung treated?

How is flock worker's lung treated?

Roy Artal (Pulmonologist and Critical Care Physician) gives expert video advice on: What are the common symptoms of flock worker's lung disease? and more...

The most important aspect of treatment of flock worker's lung disease is to remove the patient, or the individual, from additional exposure. Get them out of the workplace environment. And then the workplace itself really has to look at the policies and procedures that they have in place to protect the other employees who may not be suffering symptoms from flock worker's lung. In terms of the individual himself, or herself, who's already developed symptoms, as we said, getting out of that unhealthy environment. Sometimes steroids have been given for treatment of this condition, although the data to support the use of steroids is not overwhelming and it's something that has to be looked at on a case-by-case basis. The most important thing is to get out of that environment and seek medical attention.