Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome

Last updated 1/17/03

Also known as:

Pulmonary Mycotoxicosis

Silo Unloader's Syndrome (SUS)

Atypical Farmers Lung

Presentation

A flu-like illness with fever, dyspnea, cough, and leukocytosis

Less severe than farmers lung and more common

Occurs after a delay after high-level exposure to various dusts (moldy grain, grain dusts, moldy silage, wood chips, foul dust, swine dust, etc.)

Internet Resources

Lungs Need Protection from Farm Dust - http://www.ae.iastate.edu/safety/pm1518b.txt

Health Hazards in Agriculture - An Emerging Issue: NASD Document - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs2/da02300.html

Request for Assistance in Preventing Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome: NASD Document - http://cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs2/as72400.html

Dusts From Decayed Grain, Hay, and Silage - http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/.Agr...Ts_FROM_DECAYED_
GRAIN_HAY_AND_SILAGE.html

References

do Pico GA. "Respiratory Hazards of Organic Dust Exposure: Table 1" Journal of Respiratory Disease; Vol. 15, No. 6; pg. 553; June 1994.

do Pico GA. "Presentation of organic dust-induced respiratory problems: Table 2" Journal of Respiratory Disease; Vol. 15, No. 6; pg. 553; June 1994.