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Diagnosis
Table 1. Sources of Antigens Known to Cause HP
Matter Typical Sources HP "Disease"
Organic Particulate Matter
I. Microbes
Fungi/Molds
Aspergillus spp. Contaminated plant material Farmer's lung
Alternaria alternata,
Aureobasidium spp.
Contaminated water Humidifier lung
Botrytis cinerea Contaminated houses (flooded) Malt worker's lung
Cephalosporium spp. Upholstered furniture Woodworker's lung
Cladosporium spp. Contaminated stucco Indoor-air alveolitis
(domestic HP)
Cryptococcus spp. Contaminated raw materials in
food-processing industry
Compost lung
Fusarium spp. Organic wastes Mushroom grower's
lung
Graphium spp. Contaminated sawdust Malt worker's lung
Mucor spp. Moldy wood Stucco worker's lung
Penicillum spp. Aspergillus enzyme in baking
agents
Suberosis
Rhizopus spp. Contaminated domestic
ventilation and cooling systems
Baker's lung
Trichoderma spp. Potted flowers, greenhouses Waste sorter's lung
Phytase (enzyme from
Aspergillus or Trichoderma).
Mold on grapes Sauna taker's lung
Contaminated wind instruments Wine grower's lung
Contaminated soil Wind-instrument
alveolitis
Peat Sequoiosis
Peat worker's lung
Cheese-washer's lung
Salami producer's
lung
Phytase alveolitis
