Occupational asthma and contact urticaria caused by mukali wood dust (Aningeria robusta).
Mukali (Aningeria robusta) is an exotic wood from the Sapotaceae family. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman who developed bronchial asthma and contact urticaria after occupational exposure to mukali. A positive immediate response was observed in the skin prick test, bronchial challenge and the rubbing test performed with a mukali wood extract. We suggest that an IgE-mediated immunological mechanism could explain these findings. Our case report identifies another wood dust capable of inducing occupational asthma.
Garcés Sotillos
M M
MM
Section of Allergy, Hospital General Yagüe, Burgos, Spain.
Blanco Carmona
J G
JG
Juste Picón
S
S
Rodríguez Gastón
P
P
Pérez Giménez
R
R
Alonso Gil
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L
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology*; D014934:Wood
D004391:Dust