title: Occupational asthma due to a widely used soft solder flux not containing colophony.
abstract: A 19 year old woman presented with symptoms suggestive of occupational asthma. The causative agent was thought to be a soft solder flux, which did not contain colophony. The diagnosis was established by specific inhalation challenge tests, which demonstrated both late asthmatic reactions and short-lived increases in airway responsiveness.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Respiratory Medicine and Regional Unit for Occupational Lung Disease, Newcastle General Hospital, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Convery
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hendrick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016535:Bronchial Hyperreactivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012116:Resins, Plant; D013638:Tars; D014896:Welding
chemical_list: D012116:Resins, Plant; D013638:Tars; C013893:rosin