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Bagassosis

Known as: sugar cane worker pneumonitis 
An occupational lung disorder caused by inhalation of bagasse dust. In the acute phase, it manifests as cough, dyspnea, fever, chills, and weakness… 
National Institutes of Health

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ChestLungRespiratory System

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Extrinsic allergic alveolitisPneumoconiosis

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2004
2004
Differences in cellular and inflammatory cytokine profiles in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in bagassosis and silicosis.
BACKGROUND Little is known about the crucial mediators involved in the inflammation and fibrogenesis in bagassosis. The aim of… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Robert A. Cooke memorial lecture. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
  • J. Salvaggio
  • The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
  • 1987
  • Corpus ID: 39061391
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Pathogenesis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
These diseases are virtually always characterized by mono­ nuclear cell alveolar and interstitial pulmonary infiltrates… 
1972
1972
Immunologic cross-reactions of thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from home environments.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Thermoactinomyces sacchari sp. nov., a thermophilic actinomycete causing bagassosis.
  • J. Lacey
  • Journal of general microbiology
  • 1971
  • Corpus ID: 22657061
SUMMARY: A new species of thermophilic monosporic actinomycete, isolated from mouldy sugar cane bagasse, is described as… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Bagassosis: An Epidemiological, Environmental, and Clinical Survey
  • C. E. Hearn
  • British journal of industrial medicine
  • 1968
  • Corpus ID: 32587267
An epidemiological and environmental survey of 170 bagasse workers employed by a raw sugar producing company in Trinidad was… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Bagassosis: I. Precipitins against extracts of crude bagasse in the serum of patients.
Excerpt Bagassosis is an acute respiratory disease that primarily affects workers who handle bales of "bagasse" or dried sugar… 
1966
1966
Bagassosis: a study of pulmonary function in 20 cases.
Excerpt The existing literature on bagassosis contains only a few incomplete studies of pulmonary function. The need for complete… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
PIGEON-BREEDERS' LUNG: A NEWLY OBSERVED INTERSTITIAL PULMONARY DISEASE.
Three patients had many episodes of an acute interstitial pneumonitis after exposure to pigeons which they bred as a hobby… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Pathology of the Lung
Volume 1: Preface. Embryology of the lung. The anatomy of the lung. Congenital abnormalities of the lung, pulmonary vessels and… 
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