Bagassosis: A Study of Pulmonary Function in 20 Cases
Authors: HANS WEILL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 April 1966Bagassosis: A Study of Pulmonary Function in 20 CasesHANS WEILL, M.D., HOWARD A. BUECHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P., ERNESTO GONZALEZ, M.D., STEPHEN J. HERBERT, M.D., EDSEL AUCOIN, M.D., MORTON M. ZISKIND, M.D., F.A.C.P.HANS WEILL, M.D., HOWARD A. BUECHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P., ERNESTO GONZALEZ, M.D., STEPHEN J. HERBERT, M.D., EDSEL AUCOIN, M.D., MORTON M. ZISKIND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-4-737 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe existing literature on bagassosis contains only a few incomplete studies of pulmonary function. The need for complete studies in a significant number of cases using modern physiological methods was responsible for the present investigation, the results of which are reported here.The inhalation of dust from dried sugar cane fiber, or bagasse, may cause a specific respiratory disease known as bagassosis. The pathogenicity of bagasse was first recognized in Louisiana in 1937 (1), and since that time 150 cases of bagassosis have been reported in the world's literature (2); 41 of these patients were observed in the United States...References1. BUECHNERPREVATTTHOMPSONBLITZ HAALJO: Bagassosis—a review, with further historical data, studies of pulmonary function, and results of adrenal steroid therapy. Amer. J. Med. 25: 234, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BUECHNERAUCOINVIGNESWEILL HAEAJH: The resurgence of bagassosis in Louisiana. J. Occup. Med. 6: 437, 1964. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BUECHNER HA: Bagassosis: a true pneumoconiosis. Industr. Med. Surg. 31: 311, 1962. 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