Sericulturist's lung disease: hypersensitivity pneumonitis related to silk production

1 March 1990

journal article
case report
Published by BMJ in Thorax

Vol. 45 (3) , 233-234
https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.45.3.233

Abstract

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis developed in a woman engaged in the production of silk, inhalation of silkworm antigens producing several features of the disease.

Keywords

HYPERSENSITIVITY
LUNG DISEASE
INHALATION
PNEUMONITIS
SILKWORM
ENGAGED
SERICULTURIST'S
ANTIGENS
WOMAN

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