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Allergic alveolitis due to herb dust exposure
B Mackiewicz1, C Skórska, J Dutkiewicz
1Clinic of Lung Diseases, Medical Academy, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM
|December 23, 1999
Abstract:
We report an episode of allergic alveolitis in a female farmer due to massive exposure to organic dust contaminated with microorganisms during threshing of herbs (thyme). The patient's medical history, the results of exposure test, inhalation challenge, and bronchoalveolar lavage suggested the diagnosis of allergic alveolitis