Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in a cane-sugar mill
Khan, Z.U.; Sandhu, R.S.; Randhawa, H.S.; Parkash, D.
Scandinavian Journal of Respiratory Diseases 58(3): 129-133
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-5572 PMID: 329408 Document Number: 122840
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is reported in two (1.5%) of 131 workers occupationally exposed to Aspergillus fumigatus at the U.D. Sugar Mills, Shamli. Twelve of the workers revealed Type I (9.2%) and three (2.8%) Type III skin hypersensitivity against with fungus. Serum preciptins were demonstrated in two out of 44 workers and positive sputum cultures in 26 out of 58 workers. It is suggested that constitutional predisposition of the host may be a more important factor than the extent of exposure to the fungus in the development of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.