Byssinosis
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| ICD-10 | J66.0 |
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| ICD-9 | 504 |
Byssinosis, commonly called "Brown Lung", is caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments. It commonly occurs in workers who are employed in yarn and fabric manufacture industries. Brown Lung can ultimately result in narrowing of the trachea in the lungs, destruction of lung tissue and death from infection or respiratory failure.
The effects of Byssinosis are similar to Woolsorters' disease.
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