Suberosis

Suberosis is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis usually caused by the fungus Penicillium glabrum (formerly called Penicillum frequentans) from exposure to moldy cork dust.[1][2] Chrysonilia sitophilia, Aspergillus fumigatus, uncontaminated cork dust, and Mucor macedo may also have significant roles in the pathogenesis of the disease.[1]

Suberosis
Other namesCorkhandler's disease, corkworker's lung
Cork workers are susceptible to suberosis from breathing in cork dust.
SpecialtyInfectious disease, respirology

Cause

Cork is often harvested from the cork oak (Quercus suber) and stored in slabs in a hot and humid environment until covered in mold.[1] Cork workers may be exposed to organic dusts in this process, leading to this disease.[1]

Diagnosis

Treatment

History

Vinte-e-Um Mendes first reported respiratory disease in Portuguese cork workers in 1947 at the Portuguese Medical Reunion.[1] Cancella d'Abreu first described the disease in 1955.[2]

See also

References

  1. J-F. Cordier (December 2011). European Respiratory Monograph 54: Orphan Lung Diseases. European Respiratory Society. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-84984-014-9. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. Morell, F.; Roger, A.; Cruz, M. J.; Muñoz, X.; Rodrigo, M. J. (2003). "Suberosis: Clinical study and new etiologic agents in a series of eight patients". Chest. 124 (3): 1145–1152. doi:10.1378/chest.124.3.1145. PMID 12970049.

Further reading

  • Cancella de Abreu, LC (1955) On a special kind of pneumoconiosis: the suberosis [in Portuguese]. Med Contemp 73,235-243
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