Occupational asthma IgE mediated due to Chrysonilia sitophila in coffee industry

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1686-1687

  Monzon S ^a   Gil, J ^a   Ledesma, A ^a   Ferrer, L ^a   San Juan, S ^a   Abos T ^a  

^a NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chrysonilia sitophila; Occupational asthma; Specific bronchial challenge

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHRYSONILIA SITOPHILA ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COFFEE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; WORKPLACE; X RAY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; COFFEE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDUSTRY; MALE; NEUROSPORA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 70349849849     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02106.x     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Hoog GS, Guarro J. Rare opportunistic fungi: remaining hyphomycetes. In : Hoog GS, Guarro J, editors. Atlas of clinical fungi. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (Baarn and Delft, the Netherlands) and Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Reus, Spain), 1995 369 666.
2. Ceska M, Eriksson R, Varga JM. Radioimmunosorbent assay of allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1972 49 : 1 7.
3. Sánchez-Madrid F, Morago G, Corbí AL, Carreira J. Monoclonal antibodies to three distinct epitopes on human IgE: their use for determination of allergen-specific IgE. J Immunol Methods 1984 73 : 367 378.
4. Bardana EJ. Occupational asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008 121 (Suppl. 2 S408 S411.
5. Tan RA, Spector SL. Provocation studies in the diagnosis of occupational asthma. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2003 23 : 251 267.
6. Jacobson DJ, Dettman JR, Adams RI, Boesl C, Sultana S, Roenneberg T et al. New findings of Neurospora in Europe and comparisons of diversity in temperate climates on continental scales. Mycologia 2006 98 : 550 559.
7. Tarlo SM, Wai Y, Dolovich J, Summerbell R. Occupational asthma induced by Chrysonilia sitophila in the logging industry. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996 97 : 1409 1413.
8. Heffler E, Nebiolo F, Pizzimenti S, Ferlini M, Marchese C, Rolla G. Occupational asthma caused by Neurospora sitophila sensitization in a coffee dispenser service operator. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2009 102 : 168 169.