Occupational asthma in the confectionary industry caused by sensitivity to egg.
We report on a patient with asthma induced by occupational exposure to egg used to spray cakes before baking. A type I hypersensitivity to egg white was demonstrated by means of skin test, immunoassay for specific IgE, and immediate bronchial provocation test response to an egg white extract.
Blanco Carmona
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Sección de Alergología, Hospital General Yagüe, Burgos, Spain.
Juste Picón
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Garcés Sotillos
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Rodriguez Gastón
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D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D004529:Egg White / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*