Occupational asthma after exposure to azodicarbonamide: report of four cases.
Azodicarbonamide (Chemical Abstract Service Registry No 123.77.3) is an organic low molecular weight agent used for blowing and foaming plastics. Finely ground azodicarbonamide can be a pulmonary and sometimes a cutaneous acute sensitiser. Four cases of work related asthma are reported.
Normand
J C
JC
Service des Maladies Professionnelles, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, France.
Grange
F
F
Hernandez
C
C
Ganay
A
A
Davezies
P
P
Bergeret
A
A
Prost
G
G
D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
D001391:Azo Compounds; C004525:azodicarbonamide