Lentinus edodes respiratory allergy

Besides respiratory allergies with hay-fever-like symptoms and asthma in atopic individuals, continuous occupational basidiospore exposure may result in hypersensitivity pneumonitis or extrinsic allergic alveolitis. The basidiomycetes Lentinus edodes, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Merulius lacrymans have all been shown to cause hypersensitivity pneumonitis from occupational exposure [26-28]. Actinomycetes in the compost used to grow button mushroom... [Pg.31]

Sastre J, Ibanez MD, Lopez M, Lehrer SB Respiratory and immunological reactions among shiitake (Lentinus edodes) mushroom workers. Clin Exp Allergy 1990 20 13-19. [Pg.45]

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