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Rare Disease

byssinosis

MONDO:0006688

Also known as:cotton dust pneumoconiosiscotton mill feverflax-dressers' disease

Overview

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.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for byssinosis has been reported in the published literature.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for byssinosis.

106 publications have been identified in PubMed for byssinosis. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (69%), Epidemiology / Natural History (9%), and Case Report / Case Series (7%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Research summaries	72	69%

Data assembled from 2 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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