Structured Summary
Abstract
A condition of BRONCHOCONSTRICTION resulting from hypersensitive reaction to inhaled dust during the initial processing of cotton, flax, or hemp in the textile industry. Symptoms include wheezing and tightness in the chest.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Brown Lung
- Brown Lung Disease
- Brown Lung Diseases
- Brown Lungs
- Byssinoses
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Aspects Covered
34 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not coordinate with OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
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74(69)
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Previous Indexing
- Pneumoconiosis (1966-1968)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Byssinosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002095. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002095
- Byssinosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssinosis
- Byssinosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1018652