title: Occupational asthma due to latex in a hospital administrative employee.
abstract: A case is described of occupational asthma caused by indirect exposure to airborne latex allergens in an administrative hospital employee who never used latex gloves.
authors: Department of Chest Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Vandenplas
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Delwiche
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sibille
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital
chemical_list: D007840:Latex