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Preferred term

Farmer's Lung  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associated with farm environment. Antigens in the farm dust are commonly from bacteria actinomycetes (SACCHAROPOLYSPORA and THERMOACTINOMYCES), fungi, and animal proteins in the soil, straw, crops, pelts, serum, and excreta.

In other languages

  • French

  • Maladie des batteurs en grange
  • Maladie du poumon du fermier

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K4JW20DL-Z

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