Farmer's Lung
Synonyms
Farmer Lung
Farmer's Lungs
Farmers Lung
Mushroom Worker Lung
Mushroom Worker's Lung
Mushroom Worker's Lungs
Mushroom Workers Lung
A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associated with farm environment. Antigens in the farm dust are commonly from bacteria actinomycetes (SACCHAROPOLYSPORA and THERMOACTINOMYCES), fungi, and animal proteins in the soil, straw, crops, pelts, serum, and excreta.