Occupational allergic conjunctivitis due to coconut fibre dust

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 970-971

  Wittczak, T ^a   Pas Wyroslak, A ^b   Palczynski, C ^b  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergic conjunctivitis; Coconut fibre; Eosinophils; Tears

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; CASE REPORT; COCONUT; EOSINOPHIL; FIBROUS DUST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; WORKPLACE;

BEDDING AND LINENS; COCOS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TEARS; TEXTILES;

EID: 20444487402     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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