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Environmental Lung Disorders Induced by Organic (Nonmineral) Agents

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A large variety of precipitating organic agents can be inhaled as fine particles or aerosols, including proteins of animal origin, pathogenic microorganisms, fungal spores, mineral oils, and several organic chemicals. Specific occupational disorders have been found to result from exposure to these offending substances. In addition to these exogenous antigens, endogenous antigens may be released from infectious agents invading the bronchopulmonary area, such as Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Sperber, M. (1990). Environmental Lung Disorders Induced by Organic (Nonmineral) Agents. In: Sperber, M. (eds) Radiologic Diagnosis of Chest Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0347-3_29

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