Occupational Asthma Reference

Fjällbrant H, Akerstrom M, Svensson E, Andersson E, Hot tub lung: an occupational hazard, Eur Respir Rev, 2013;22:88-90,

(Plain text: Fjallbrant H, Akerstrom M, Svensson E, Andersson E, Hot tub lung: an occupational hazard, Eur Respir Rev)

Keywords: hot tub, alveolitis, HP, hotel, sweden, MAI

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Abstract

Hot tub baths have become increasingly common in residences as well as hotels and spa facilities. Recently, such baths have been associated with an emerging disorder known as hot tub lung (HTL). HTL is a diffuse granulomatous lung disease caused by inhalation of water aerosol containing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), in most cases belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex [1]. Here, we report a cluster of confirmed, probable and possible HTL with occupational associations. To our knowledge, case 1 is the first confirmed case of occupational HTL in the literature

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