title: [Occupational asthma: an analysis of two cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the incidence of occupational asthma induced by occupational exposure to detergents and spices.
  
  
  METHODS
  The occupational history, case data, and results of auxiliary examinations were collected from patients with asthma induced by occupational exposure to detergents and spices and submitted to the expert group for diagnosis of occupational diseases to obtain the diagnostic results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both patients with asthma were exposed to asthmogenic substances in the working environment and developed the symptoms of asthma after a certain latency period. In case 1, the patient had positive results from bronchial dilation test and peak expiratory flow test; in case 2, the patient had positive results from allergen skin prick test for spices and essence and allergen bronchial provocation test. Therefore, the possibility of asthma induced by occupational factors could not be excluded.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Occupational exposure to detergents and spices can induce occupational asthma.
authors: School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, China.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Gao
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D059366:Asthma, Occupational; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens