title: Occupational asthma in the confectionary industry caused by sensitivity to egg.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Alergología, Hospital General Yagüe, Burgos, Spain.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Blanco Carmona
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Juste Picón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcés Sotillos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Gastón
mesh_terms: 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*