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| ID | DOID:840 |
| Name | cork-handlers' disease |
| Definition | An extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of cork dust containing the antigens produced by the fungus Penicillium glabrum. The symptoms include dyspnea, wheezing cough, fever and asthenia. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC470051/pdf/thorax00130-0009.pdf |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:13394002 |
| Synonyms |
cork-handlers' disease or lung [EXACT] cork-handlers' lung [EXACT] Suberosis [EXACT] |
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