title: [Pearl oyster dust as the cause of exogenous allergic alveolitis].
abstract: Many different inhalative substances may cause allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis). We report on a worker who developed lung fibrosis due to the sensitization to pearl oyster shell dust. High concentrations of IgG antibodies to proteins (conchagens) of the shell which appear to represent the relevant antigens were found in the patient's serum.
authors.affiliation: Zentralklinik für Herz- und Lungenkrankheiten, Bad Berka.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liebetrau
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pielesch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Baur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010125:Ostreidae
chemical_list: D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Perlmuttstaub als Ursache für eine exogen-allergische Alveolitis.