cork-handlers' disease

Term ID

DOID:840

Synonyms

• cork-handlers' disease or lung
• cork-handlers' lung
• Suberosis

Definition

An extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of cork dust containing the antigens produced by the fungus Penicillium glabrum. The symptoms include dyspnea, wheezing cough, fever and asthenia. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC470051/pdf/thorax00130-0009.pdf

References

• ICD10CM:J67.3
• ICD9CM:495.3
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:13394002
• UMLS_CUI:C0152108

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:840 )