Atopic and non-atopic sensitivity in a large bakery.
Flour is an allergen which can sensitize either by the digestive or the inhalatory route, particularly those who work with this product. Factors involved occupational four-induced asthma also include various insects and their excreta, fungi and dermato-farinae. In this study, 1303 subjects from a number of bakeries were studied. They underwent allergological investigation by means of prick-tests with allergens and respiratory function tests for those with bronchial asthma. Also studied is the relationship with atopic syndromes or atopic family history.
D000485:Allergens; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000209:etiology*; D002523:Edible Grain; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D005658:Fungi; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity
D000485:Allergens