@Article{Terho1980, author = "Terho, Erkki O. and Husman, Kaj and Kotimaa, Marjut and Sjöblom, Tom", title = "Extrinsic allergic alveolitis in a sawmill worker. A case report.", journal = "Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health", year = "1980", month = "Jun", day = "6", number = "2", pages = "153--157", keywords = "Aspergillus species; Thermoactinomyces vulgaris; aerobiology; allergic alveolitis; case report; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; mold; moldy wook; occupational disease; precipitins; sawmill; sawmill worker; wood", abstract = "
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis, with acute attacks of the disease, developed in a sawmill worker. The diagnosis was based on the history of exposure to moldy wood, on the symptoms and clinical signs, and on physiological and radiographic findings. A microbiological analysis of the ambient air of the patient`s work environment showed that the air contained a considerable number of spores, both of fungi and actinomycetes. The most common fungal genus was Aspergillus. Thermoactinomyces vulgaris predominated the actinomycetal flora. The patient`s serum contained precipitins to Thermoactinomyces vulgaris and Aspergillus fumigatus. Based on the microbiological and serological data, it was concluded that the causative agent(s) of the disease was either T vulgaris or species of the genus Aspergillus.
", issn = "0355-3140", doi = "10.5271/sjweh.2627", url = "https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=2627", url = "https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2627" }