CA70.4

Malt worker lung

Pulmão dos trabalhadores do malte

Category

Definition

Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of spores of Aspergillus clavatus and Aspergillus fumigatus from contaminated barley during the manufacture of malt for brewing or whisky distilling.

Inclusions

  • Alveolitis due to Aspergillus clavatus

Index Terms

Malt worker lungAlveolitis due to Aspergillus clavatusmalt fevermalt house workers' coughmalt workers' lungmalt-workers' alveolitismalt-workers' lung diseasealveolitis due to Aspergillus fumigatusExtrinsic allergic alveolitis due to Aspergillus spp