Asthma following occupational exposure to Lycopodium clavatum in condom manufacturers.
Occupational asthma in two women employed in the manufacture of condoms is reported. The spores of Lycopodium clavatum, used as a rubber dusting agent, were identified as the causative agent.
Cullinan
P
P
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Institute, London.
Cannon
J
J
Sheril
D
D
Newman Taylor
A
A
D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D017280:Condoms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010944:Plants; D013170:Spores