mushroom workers' lung

Term ID

DOID:2708

Synonyms

Definition

An extrinsic allergic alveolitis involving inflammation of the alveoli within the lung caused by hypersensitivity to the inhalation of organic dust particles derived from either the mushrooms, their spores or the compost in which the mushrooms are grown. It is usually caused by the spores of thermophilic actinomycetes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC470139/pdf/thorax00134-0122.pdf

References

• ICD10CM:J67.5
• ICD9CM:495.5
• MESH:D005203
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:52333004
• UMLS_CUI:C0155889

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:2708 )