Occupational contact urticaria and rhinoconjunctivitis from dog's milk in a veterinarian.
We report the case of a 46-year-old veterinarian who developed rhinoconjunctivitis and contact urticaria (CU) on his hands and forearms after contact with dog's milk. Prick tests results revealed a positive reactions to Parietaria pollens, Dermatophagoides farinae and D.pteronyssinus, dander of cat, grass, olive (+++), and to undiluted dog's milk (++++). Control prick tests with dog's milk performed in 5 healthy veterinarians were negative. We consider it important to take into account the possibility that dog's milk may be the aetiological agent of CU in veterinarians.
Foti
Caterina
C
Department of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Unit of Dermatology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. c.foti@dermatologia.uniba.it
Antelmi
Annarita
A
Mistrello
Gianni
G
Guarneri
Fabrizio
F
Filotico
Raffaele
R
D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004285:Dogs; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012882:Skin Tests; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D018634:Veterinarians
D000485:Allergens