title: Carmine red (E-120)-induced occupational respiratory allergy in a screen-printing worker: a case report.
abstract: Here we present a case report of a patient suffering from occupational rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma due to IgE-mediated carmine red allergy. This is the first description of carmine red allergy in a screen-printing worker in which the diagnosis was documented by quantification of specific IgE antibodies, by skin tests, by a flow-assisted basophil activation test, and by a carmine red challenge test.
authors.affiliation: Immunology - Allergology - Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ebo
mesh_terms: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000032:analysis; D002329:Carmine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011327:Printing; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D004396:Coloring Agents; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D002329:Carmine