byssinosis
MONDO:0006688Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names byssinosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An occupational lung disorder caused by exposure to cotton dust. It occurs more commonly in workers in the textile industry. Signs and symptoms include chest tightness, cough and wheezing. The symptoms tend to get worse at the beginning of the week and subside by the end of the week.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006688), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: byssinosis
- Also called
- cotton dust pneumoconiosispneumoconiosis from cotton dust