Abstract
Indirect evidence of enteropathy has been sought in a group of 57 subjects with farmer's lung (FL) by clinical questionnaire, estimation of red cell folate levels, the presence of precipitating antibodies to various food antigens and detection of reticulin antibodies. One subject was found who had villous atrophy and responded clinically to gluten withdrawal. There were two subjects with low red cell folate levels and multiple food antibodies, and one subject with reticulin antibodies and multiple food antibodies. Enteropathy is infrequent in subjects diagnosed clinically as having farmer's lung but seems to be more common than would be expected by chance. The mechanism has yet to be elucidated.
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