title: [Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis caused by the dust of green coffee beans].
abstract: In a 37-year-old worker employed in a coffee roastery who suffered from work-related rhinoconjunctivitis, allergologic investigations demonstrated sensitization to the dust of the green, unroasted coffee bean. This particular allergy is uncommon in Switzerland. The case is discussed and the literature on the subject is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Universitätsklinik Zürich.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Glauser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bircher
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wüthrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee; D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Allergische Rhinokonjunktivitis durch Staub der grünen Kaffeebohne.