Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Induced by the Spore of Pleurotus Eryngii (Eringi)

Pleurotus eryngii

Gut & microbiome

SpeciesKing Oyster, Eryngii

JournalInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

Year2002

Key points

We reported the first case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) by an edible mushroom, Pleurotus Eryngii (Eringi)
A 54-year-old woman had worked in a Bunashimeji mushroom factory for 42 months, and she moved to a new factory producing Eringi
Two months after, she was found to have HP by the spore of Eringi
Although no radiological finding was detected 6 months before the onset of HP, serum surfactant protein D (SP-D) had been elevated
We speculated that type II pneumocyte activation might prepare the ground for HP during the former exposure to Bunashimeji, and serum SP-D levels might reflect their conditions

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Citation abstract

We reported the first case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) by an edible mushroom, Pleurotus Eryngii (Eringi). A 54-year-old woman had worked in a Bunashimeji mushroom factory for 42 months, and she moved to a new factory producing Eringi. Two months after, she was found to have HP by the spore of Eringi. Although no radiological finding was detected 6 months before the onset of HP, serum surfactant protein D (SP-D) had been elevated. We speculated that type II pneumocyte activation might prepare the ground for HP during the former exposure to Bunashimeji, and serum SP-D levels might reflect their conditions.

Citation

Saikai T, Tanaka H, Fuji M, Sugawara H, Takeya I, Tsunematsu K, et al. (2002). Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Induced by the Spore of Pleurotus Eryngii (Eringi). Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.41.571 PMID: 12132527

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