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Byssinosis

MedGen UID:
2769
•Concept ID:
C0006542
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Monday morning fever
SNOMED CT: Byssinosis (85761009); Cotton workers' lung disease (85761009); Cotton-dust asthma (85761009); Mill fever (85761009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006688

Definition

An occupational lung disorder caused by exposure to cotton dust. It occurs more commonly in workers in the textile industry. Signs and symptoms include chest tightness, cough and wheezing. The symptoms tend to get worse at the beginning of the week and subside by the end of the week. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVByssinosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis of byssinosis by blood histamine and pulmonary function test: a review and an appraisal.
Venkatakrishna-Bhatt H, Mohan-Rao N, Panchal GM
Int J Toxicol 2001 Sep-Oct;20(5):321-7. doi: 10.1080/109158101753253054. PMID: 11766129
Multivariate analysis of byssinosis risk assessment.
Mathur N, Gupta BN, Rastogi SK
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1993 Oct-Dec;35(4):185-90. PMID: 8039819
Cotton dust concentrations and particle size distributions associated with genotypes.
Parnell CB Jr, Niles GA, Rutherford RD
Environ Health Perspect 1986 Apr;66:167-72. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8666167. PMID: 3709480Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Respiratory Diseases Associated With Organic Dust Exposure.
Poole JA, Zamora-Sifuentes JL, De Las Vecillas L, Quirce S
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2024 Aug;12(8):1960-1971. Epub 2024 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.02.022. PMID: 38423290Free PMC Article
Contemporary Prevalence of Byssinosis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.
Nafees AA, Matteis S, Burney P, Cullinan P
Asia Pac J Public Health 2022 Jul;34(5):483-492. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.1177/10105395211073051. PMID: 35073782
State-of-the-art nanopathological diagnostics.
Roncati L, Barbolini G
Ultrastruct Pathol 2017 Sep-Oct;41(5):309-311. Epub 2017 Aug 14 doi: 10.1080/01913123.2017.1358227. PMID: 28805487
Work-related lung diseases.
Weston A
IARC Sci Publ 2011;(163):387-405. PMID: 22997873
Byssinosis--an historical perspective.
Corn JK
Am J Ind Med 1981;2(4):331-52. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700020405. PMID: 7048909

Diagnosis

Respiratory Diseases Associated With Organic Dust Exposure.
Poole JA, Zamora-Sifuentes JL, De Las Vecillas L, Quirce S
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2024 Aug;12(8):1960-1971. Epub 2024 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.02.022. PMID: 38423290Free PMC Article
Byssinosis and tuberculosis amongst "home-based" powerloom workers in Madhya Pradesh State, India.
Chadha S, Kundu D, Sagili K, Das A
Indian J Tuberc 2019 Jul;66(3):407-410. Epub 2019 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.01.001. PMID: 31439188
State-of-the-art nanopathological diagnostics.
Roncati L, Barbolini G
Ultrastruct Pathol 2017 Sep-Oct;41(5):309-311. Epub 2017 Aug 14 doi: 10.1080/01913123.2017.1358227. PMID: 28805487
Work-related lung diseases.
Weston A
IARC Sci Publ 2011;(163):387-405. PMID: 22997873
Occupational asthma.
Chan-Yeung M, Lam S
Am Rev Respir Dis 1986 Apr;133(4):686-703. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1986.133.4.686. PMID: 3516040

Therapy

Respiratory Diseases Associated With Organic Dust Exposure.
Poole JA, Zamora-Sifuentes JL, De Las Vecillas L, Quirce S
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2024 Aug;12(8):1960-1971. Epub 2024 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.02.022. PMID: 38423290Free PMC Article
Byssinosis and tuberculosis amongst "home-based" powerloom workers in Madhya Pradesh State, India.
Chadha S, Kundu D, Sagili K, Das A
Indian J Tuberc 2019 Jul;66(3):407-410. Epub 2019 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.01.001. PMID: 31439188
Environmental Causes of Asthma.
Cockcroft DW
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Feb;39(1):12-18. Epub 2018 Feb 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1606219. PMID: 29427981
Byssinosis and COPD rates among factory workers manufacturing hemp and jute.
Er M, Emri SA, Demir AU, Thorne PS, Karakoca Y, Bilir N, Baris IY
Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(1):55-68. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00512. PMID: 26489943
Cotton dust lung diseases.
Khan AJ, Nanchal R
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2007 Mar;13(2):137-41. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32802c7ceb. PMID: 17255805

Prognosis

COVID 19 - Possible interrelations with respiratory comorbidities caused by occupational exposure to various hazardous bioaerosols. Part I. Occurrence, epidemiology and presumed origin of the pandemic.
Dutkiewicz J, Mackiewicz B, Lemieszek MK
Ann Agric Environ Med 2020 Dec 22;27(4):491-504. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.26444/aaem/130871. PMID: 33356052
The prevalence of byssinosis among cotton workers in the north of Benin.
Hinson AV, Schlünssen V, Agodokpessi G, Sigsgaards T, Fayomi B
Int J Occup Environ Med 2014 Oct;5(4):194-200. PMID: 25270009Free PMC Article
Pulmonary reactions to organic dust exposures: development of an animal model.
Castranova V, Robinson VA, Frazer DG
Environ Health Perspect 1996 Mar;104 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):41-53. doi: 10.1289/ehp.96104s141. PMID: 8722109Free PMC Article
Nonsensitizing causes of occupational asthma.
Lemière C, Malo JL, Gautrin D
Med Clin North Am 1996 Jul;80(4):749-74. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70466-1. PMID: 8676613
Occupational asthma.
Chan-Yeung M, Lam S
Am Rev Respir Dis 1986 Apr;133(4):686-703. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1986.133.4.686. PMID: 3516040

Clinical prediction guides

Expression of epithelial membrane antigen and cytokeratin among Indian workers exposed to cotton fibre dust in textile industries.
Mehta A, Azam S, Rahmani A, Rizvi M, Mandal A
East Mediterr Health J 2022 Feb 27;28(2):152-157. doi: 10.26719/emhj.21.058. PMID: 35304912
Impact of using different predictive equations on the prevalence of chronic byssinosis in textile workers in Pakistan.
Nafees AA, Muneer MZ, De Matteis S, Amaral A, Burney P, Cullinan P
Occup Environ Med 2022 Apr;79(4):242-244. Epub 2021 Nov 19 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107680. PMID: 34799440Free PMC Article
Byssinosis and tuberculosis amongst "home-based" powerloom workers in Madhya Pradesh State, India.
Chadha S, Kundu D, Sagili K, Das A
Indian J Tuberc 2019 Jul;66(3):407-410. Epub 2019 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.01.001. PMID: 31439188
Environmental Causes of Asthma.
Cockcroft DW
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Feb;39(1):12-18. Epub 2018 Feb 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1606219. PMID: 29427981
The prevalence of byssinosis among cotton workers in the north of Benin.
Hinson AV, Schlünssen V, Agodokpessi G, Sigsgaards T, Fayomi B
Int J Occup Environ Med 2014 Oct;5(4):194-200. PMID: 25270009Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of work-related health problems of factory workers in the textile and fashion industry.
Seidu RK, Ofori EA, Eghan B, Fobiri GK, Afriyie AO, Acquaye R
J Occup Health 2024 Jan 4;66(1) doi: 10.1093/joccuh/uiae007. PMID: 38289711Free PMC Article
Contemporary Prevalence of Byssinosis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.
Nafees AA, Matteis S, Burney P, Cullinan P
Asia Pac J Public Health 2022 Jul;34(5):483-492. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.1177/10105395211073051. PMID: 35073782

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