Byssinosis
Alternate Names : Cotton worker's lung, Cotton bract disease, Mill fever, Brown lung
Symptoms & Signs
Symptoms will get worse at the beginning of the work week, and then improve while you are away from the workplace, or later in the work week.
Diagnosis & Tests
Your health care provider will take a detailed medical history, and will ask many questions to try to find out whether your symptoms relate to certain exposures or times of exposure. The health care provider will also do a physical exam, with special attention to the lungs. Other tests include:
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