Inhalation fever and respiratory symptoms in the trimming department of swedish sawmills

Mold dust exposure in the trimming departments of sawmills may cause inhalation fever as well as allergic alveolitis. Responses to questionnaires sent to 2,052 workers from trimming departments of 233 Swedish sawmills showed that one of five workers experienced work‐related febrile attacks. A single...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of industrial medicine 1994-01, Vol.25 (1), p.65-67
Hauptverfasser:	Rask-Andersen, Anna, Land, Carl Johan, Enlund, Karin, Lundin, Åsa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases Dust - adverse effects epidemiology Female fungi Humans Inorganic dusts (pneumoconiosises) and organic dusts (byssinosis etc.) Lung Diseases - etiology Male Medical sciences Occupational Diseases - etiology Occupational Exposure organic dust toxic syndrome organic dusts pneumonitis Sweden Toxicology Wood
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Zusammenfassung:	Mold dust exposure in the trimming departments of sawmills may cause inhalation fever as well as allergic alveolitis. Responses to questionnaires sent to 2,052 workers from trimming departments of 233 Swedish sawmills showed that one of five workers experienced work‐related febrile attacks. A single case of allergic alveolitis was found. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:	0271-3586 1097-0274
DOI:	10.1002/ajim.4700250117