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. 1970 Jul;25(4):399–405. doi: 10.1136/thx.25.4.399

Coffee worker's lung

A new example of extrinsic allergic alveolitis

D W Van Toorn 1
PMCID: PMC514665  PMID: 4922066

Abstract

A man who worked for more than 20 years in a coffee-roasting factory developed lung lesions. By immunological investigations it was proven that there were circulating antibodies against coffee-bean dust in the patient's serum. Immunofluorescence of the lung biopsy demonstrated deposits of IgG and complement along the alveolar capillaries. The histological features are described.

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