Silk-induced asthma.
The existence of professional allergens in the home environment is important because their avoidance usually resolves the problem completely. We report on a case of an asthmatic woman who, for five years, was helping her husband create large artistic screens with the cocoons of the silkworms. Extensive laboratory evaluation revealed that she was allergic to silk and her symptoms resolved in three months following discontinuation of her exposure to silk allergens.
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Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Sotiria Hospital of Lung Diseases, Athens, Greece.
Galatas
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D012831:Bombyx; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D047011:Silk; D012882:Skin Tests
D019476:Insect Proteins; D047011:Silk; D007073:Immunoglobulin E