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. 1990 Mar;45(3):233–234. doi: 10.1136/thx.45.3.233

Sericulturist's lung disease: hypersensitivity pneumonitis related to silk production

Tsugio Nakazawa 1,2, Yoshio Umegae 1,2
PMCID: PMC462390  PMID: 2330556

Abstract

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis developed in a woman engaged in the production of silk, inhalation of silkworm antigens producing several features of the disease.

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