Cotton worker's lung; Cotton bract disease; Mill fever; Brown lung
Prevention
Controlling dust, using face masks, and other measures can reduce the risk. Stop smoking, especially if you work in textile manufacturing.
Images
Lungs
Previous Section
Review Date: 04/16/2009
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, MD, Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care &
Sleep Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital-Yale New Haven Health System,
and Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University School of
Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
