Fatal asthma in a baker: a case report.
A case of baker's asthma with a fatal outcome is described. Clinical features and the circumstances of death are recounted. While the case documents the potential severity of occupational asthma, it also illustrates the difficulties of managing occupational asthma in the absence of good social security.
Ehrlich
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Department of Community Health, University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa.
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005433:Flour / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests