Occupational asthma caused by inhalation of surfactant composed of amines

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 475-478

  Villar Gómez, Ana ^a   Muñoz, Xavier ^a,b   Culebras, Mario ^a   Morell, Ferran ^a,b   Cruz, María Jesus ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case report; Cleaning product; Specific inhalation challenge; Tensioactive agent

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC AMINE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SURFACTANT; ALKANE; AMINE; DETERGENT; ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; METHACHOLINE;

ASTHMA; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISK; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SURFACTANT;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CARCASS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INHALATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING; ASTHMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; EMERGENCY CARE; EXERCISE; TOXIC INHALATION;

ANIMALIA;

ABATTOIRS; ALKANES; AMINES; ASTHMA; DETERGENTS; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 73449119005     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1359     Document Type: Article

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