title: Kerosene-induced asthma.
abstract: Clinical evaluation of 286 asthmatic women showed 15.5% of those who improved clinically had contact with kerosene, while 43.9% of those who failed to improve used kerosene as fuel for cooking. In 16 women the onset of asthma occurred soon after they began to use kerosene. Kerosene can cause and aggravate asthma.
authors.affiliation: National Center of Scientific Research, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de la Vega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casacó
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carvajal
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arruzazabala
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007648:Kerosene / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012906:Smoke / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D007648:Kerosene; D010578:Petroleum; D012906:Smoke