Suberosis | |
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Other names | Corkhandler's disease, corkworker's lung |
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Cork workers are susceptible to suberosis from breathing in cork dust. | |
Specialty | Infectious disease, respirology |
Suberosis is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis usually caused by the fungus Penicillium glabrum (formerly called Penicillium frequentans) from exposure to moldy cork dust.[1][2] Chrysonilia sitophilia, Aspergillus fumigatus, uncontaminated cork dust, and Mucor macedo may also have significant roles in the pathogenesis of the disease.[1]