title: Polyethylene flock-associated interstitial lung disease in a Spanish female.
abstract: This case study presents a female aged 54 yrs with a 12 months history of progressive pulmonary impairment after a 7-yr period of occupational exposure to rotary-cut polyethylene. An open lung biopsy revealed the histopathology of follicular bronchiolitis that is viewed as a stereotypical feature for flock worker's lung. It seems to be the first case of plastic flock-associated interstitial lung disease reported outside North America.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital General Universitario, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barroso
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ibañez
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Aranda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013030:Spain; D013783:Textile Industry
chemical_list: D020959:Polyethylene