title: Occupational asthma induced by the fungicide tetrachloroisophthalonitrile.
abstract: A 48 year old male farmer had recurrent episodes of dyspnoea, shortness of breath, and wheezing after being in his plastic greenhouse when the fungicide tetrachloroisophthalonitrile had been sprayed. A bronchial provocation test with a control challenge and a patch skin test confirmed that his asthma was induced by tetrachloroisophthalonitrile.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohrogi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Futatsuka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D009570:Nitriles; C005806:tetrachloroisophthalonitrile