TY - JOUR T1 - The aetiology of experimental fibrosing alveobronchiolitis induced in rats by paprika dust. JF - British Journal of Industrial Medicine JO - Br J Ind Med SP - 494 LP - 498 DO - 10.1136/oem.49.7.494 VL - 49 IS - 7 AU - E Tátrai AU - G Ungváry Y1 - 1992/07/01 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/49/7/494.abstract N2 - The effect of a single intratracheal dose of respirable paprika (Hungarian) dust, paprika dust extract, and cellulose dust on the lungs of rats was examined sequentially one and three months after a treatment. Treatment with respirable paprika and cellulose dusts resulted in alveobronchiolitis at the end of the first month and fibrotic changes at the end of the third month. As the extract of paprika dust caused no histopathological alterations, it is assumed that the high cellulose content of paprika was responsible for the histological reactions. ER -