| Farmer's lung | |
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| Hay shed | |
| Specialty | Respirology |
Farmer's lung (not to be confused with silo-filler's disease) is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by the inhalation of biologic dusts coming from hay dust or mold spores or any other agricultural products.[1] It results in a type III hypersensitivity inflammatory response and can progress to become a chronic condition which is considered potentially dangerous.[2]
- ^ Enelow RI (2008). Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill. pp. 1161–1172. ISBN 978-0-07-145739-2.
- ^ "Farmer's Lung: It Takes Your Breath Away!". Farm Safety Association, Inc.