title: [Occupational asthma caused by inhalation of cuttlefish bone dust].
abstract: This report describes a new case of occupational asthma in a goldsmith. A 25-year-old female suffered attacks of urticaria and asthma at each exposure to the dust of cuttle-fish bone used to polish gold jewellery. A specific occupational bronchial provocation challenge showed a dual asthmatic response with a maximum fall in FEV1 of 26% of the baseline value after 6 hours. A prick-test with crude cuttle-fish bone dust in glycerin 10% also gave a positive response.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Beltrami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Innocenti
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pieroni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Civai
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nesi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bianco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001842:Bone and Bones; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008974:Mollusca; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Asma professionale da inalazione di polvere di osso di seppia.