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CA70.3 category

Suberosis

Definition

Suberosis also known as corkhandler disease or corkworker lung is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis usually caused by the fungus Penicillium glabrum (formerly called Penicillium frequentans) from exposure to moldy cork dust. Chrysonilia sitophila, Aspergillus fumigatus, uncontaminated cork dust, and Mucor macedo may also have significant roles in the pathogenesis of the disease.

Also indexed as

Suberosiscork-handler diseasecork-handler lungcorkhandler diseasecorkhandler hypersensitivity pneumonitiscorkworker lung

Nearby in Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust