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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… 
1982
1982
Infiltrative lung disease hypersensitivity pneumonitis
1978
1978
Elimination of bagassosis in Louisiana paper manufacturing plant workers
The prevalence of bagassosis was investigated in a Louisiana paper mill, which in the past had considerable numbers of workers… 
1972
1972
Immunologic cross-reactions of thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from home environments.
1969
1969
Hypersensitivity Disease of the Lungs Due to Fungi and Organic Dusts.
The name of Pepys with a London dateline conjures up images of Restoration intrigue and compulsive clandestine chronicle keeping… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Bagassosis: An Epidemiological, Environmental, and Clinical Survey
An epidemiological and environmental survey of 170 bagasse workers employed by a raw sugar producing company in Trinidad was… 
1968
1968
Immunological Aspects of Bagassosis
Immunological investigations of 37 patients with bagassosis, 92 unaffected bagasse workers, and 150 non-exposed controls showed… 
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… 
1942
1942
Bagassosis: An Industrial Lung Disease
Bagasse is the term applied to broken sugar-cane after the sugar has been extracted. This formerly waste product of the sugar… 
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