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Organic dusts and disease: A continuous research challenge
Author(s) -
Rylander Ragnar
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.20062
Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , disease , asthma , inflammation , immunoglobulin e , antibody , lymphocyte , pathology
Research on organic dust during recent years has revealed major clinical effects and some causative agents. Many of the symptoms reported are caused by an inflammation in the airways, characterized by a neutrophil response. This condition can cause a non‐allergic asthma. There are also reactions characterized by lymphocyte accumulation and by specific IgE antibody formation. Causative agents identified as bacterial endotoxins, molds, and different allergens. Am. J. Ind. Med. 46:323–326, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.