Occupational asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis caused by cricket allergy

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-142

  Bartra, Joan ^a,c   Carnes J ^b   Munoz Cano R ^a   Bissinger, I ^a   Picado, C ^a   Valero, A L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Laboratorios LETI   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Contact urticaria; Cricket; Occupational asthma; Rhinoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICKET; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INSECT; INSECT ALLERGY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RHINOMETRY; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; GRYLLIDAE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 45749112914     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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