Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis with evidence of aflatoxin B1 in lung tissue.
Three cases of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, two in agricultural workers and one in a textile worker, are reported. In lung samples of all three patients the presence of aflatoxin B1 was demonstrated by radioimmunoassay (RIA). A possible occupational risk of aflatoxin exposure via the respiratory tract is suggested.
D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D013784:Textiles
D000348:Aflatoxins; D016604:Aflatoxin B1