FARMER'S lung is recognized as a clinical entity in which the development of respiratory symptomatology follows the inhalation of dust from moldy hay, silage or grain. The condition was first described by Campbell1 in 1932; subsequently, additional reports appeared in the British and Scandinavian literature. In the past few years, cases of this disease occurring in the United States have been documented.2 3 4 The purpose of this report is to present 2 cases exhibiting the clinical, roentgenologic and pathological features of farmer's lung. The cases are of special interest because lung biopsies were obtained, symptoms were reproduced in 1 patient by . . .
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Baldus et al. (1960) studied this question.