Examples of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Pneumonitis | Antigen | Source |
|---|---|---|
Farming | ||
Bagassosis | Thermophilic actinomycetes | Moldy bagasse (sugar cane) |
Cheese washer’s lung | Aspergillus clavatus Penicillium casei | Moldy cheese |
Coffee worker’s lung | Coffee bean dust | Coffee beans |
Compost lung | Aspergillus species | Compost |
Farmer’s lung | Fungi, especially Aspergillus species Thermophilic actinomycetes | Vegetable compost (moldy grain, hay, silage) |
Mushroom worker’s lung | Hypsizigus marmoreus Thermophilic actinomycetes | Mushroom compost |
Potato riddler’s lung | Aspergillus species Thermophilic actinomycetes | Moldy hay around potatoes |
Tobacco grower’s lung | Aspergillus species Scopulariopsis brevicaulis | Tobacco plants |
Wine grower’s lung | Botrytis cinerea | Moldy grapes |
Water | ||
Hot tub lung | Cladosporium species Mycobacterium avium complex | Contaminated mist and mold on ceilings and around tub |
Humidifier lung | Aureobasidium species Candida albicans Thermophilic actinomycetes | Contaminated water in humidification or air-conditioning systems |
Sauna taker’s lung | Aureobasidium species | Contaminated sauna water |
Sewer worker’s lung | Cephalosporium species | Contaminated basement (sewage) |
Birds | ||
Bird fancier’s lung | Parakeet, pigeon, chicken, turkey, and duck proteins | Bird droppings or feathers |
Animals | ||
Fish food lung | Unknown | Fish food |
Fish meal worker’s lung | Fish meal dust | Fish meal dust |
Furrier’s lung | Animal fur dust | Animal pelts |
Laboratory worker’s hypersensitivity pneumonitis | Rodent proteins | Male rat urine and fur |
Mummy handler’s lung | Unknown | Cloth mummy wrappings |
Pituitary snuff taker’s lung | Animal proteins | Heterologous (bovine, porcine) pituitary snuff |
Sausage worker’s lung | Penicillium nalgiovense | Dry sausage mold |
Grains | ||
Malt worker’s lung | Aspergillus species | Moldy barley |
Miller’s lung | Sitophilus granarius (wheat weevil) | Weevil-infested wheat flour |
Milling and construction | ||
Sequoiosis | Aureobasidium species Graphium species | Redwood sawdust |
Thatched-roof worker’s disease | Saccharomonospora viridis | Dried grass and leaves |
Wood pulp worker’s disease | Penicillium species | Oak and maple tree pulp |
Wood trimmer’s disease | Rhizopus species Mucor species | Contaminated wood trimmings |
Woodworker’s lung | Alternaria species Bacillus subtilis | Oak, cedar, pine, spruce, and mahogany dusts |
Industry | ||
Chemical worker’s lung | Isocyanates | Polyurethane foam, varnishes, lacquer |
Detergent worker’s lung | Bacillus subtilis | B. subtilis enzymes in detergent |
Vineyard sprayer’s lung | ||
Other | ||
Byssinosis (brown lung) | Mill dust (possibly endotoxin related) | Cotton, flax, and hemp dust |
Lycoperdonosis | Spores from puffball (Lycoperdon) mushrooms | Alternative medicine or recreational use (mistaking puffballs for hallucinogenic mushrooms) |