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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:10323 - byssinosis


Disease Ontology Definition:A pneumoconiosis that is characterized by hypersensitive reaction to inhaled dust during the initial processing of cotton, flax, or hemp, and has symptoms of chest tightness, cough and wheezing.

Synonyms: Flax-dressers' disease, Stripper's asthma, cotton mill fever,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0006688 - byssinosis


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): pneumoconiosis (is_a)