A Contribution to the Allergic Ethiopathogenity of Byssinosis

So far, the mechanisms invoked in order to explain the ethiopathogenity of byssinosis have differed greatly. Seven cases of byssinosis including the grades and II by Schilling have been studied, in which the different techniques of allergologic diagnosis with cotton extract were performed, together with cutaneous tests with fungi. Sex, age when symptoms appeared, duration of exposure to the potentially antigenic atmosphere, as well as the relationship between appearance of the typical symptomatology and contact with the corresponding allergen, have been considered.