De beroepslongaandoening 'luchtbevochtigersziekte ; één naam voor meerdere ziektebeelden

– Humidifier disease is caused by exposure to aerosolized (products of) microorganisms from contaminated humidification systems. The different clinical manifestations of this occupational lung disease are illustrated by describing three male patients, 43, 54 and 40 years of age; one with toxic fever, one with occupational asthma and one with extrinsic allergic alveolitis. They were diagnosed by combining data about exposure, workplace andor clinical provocation, and follow-up after removal from further exposure. All three patients recovered after transfer to another department without exposure.