title: Nail dust aerosols from onychomycotic toenails. Part II. Clinical and serologic aspects. 1984.
abstract: The podiatric procedure of burring hyperkeratotic fungal infected toenails results in large quantities of nail dust aerosols. An extremely large percentage (31%) of podiatrists who were analyzed for immunoglobulin E (IgE) by antibody radioimmunoassay were found to have abnormally high levels. Incidence of precipitin antibodies to Trichophyton rubrum in sera of those in practice from 0 to 15 years was 23%, and those in practice 16 years or more was 29%. In this study, podiatrists who were chronically exposed to nail dust aerosols after years of practice presented with symptoms of conjunctivitis, rhinitis, asthma, coughing, hypersensitivity, and impaired lung function.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia 19107.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abramson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilton
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D004391:Dust; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D009262:Nails / Q000601:surgery*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history* / Q000276:immunology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery / Q000635:transmission; D011032:Podiatry / Q000266:history*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D004391:Dust; D007073:Immunoglobulin E