Occupational Asthma Reference
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Inage M, Takahashi H, Nakamura H, Masakane I, Tomoike H,
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by spores of Pholiota nameko,
Intern Med,
1996;35:301-304,
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Keywords: mushroom, Pholiota nameko, farmer, mushroom farmer
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Abstract
A 42-year-old man experienced recurrent episodes of nonproductive cough, fever, and dyspnea on exertion. He had worked as a mushroom farmer for 10 years. The diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis was confirmed immunologically by detecting a precipitin to spores of Pholiota nameko but not to other antigens. After separation from the antigen along with an addition of corticosteroid therapy, the symptoms, inflammatory findings and a reduced level of PaO2 quickly subsided
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