A case of occupational rhinitis caused by rice powder in the grain industry

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-143

  Kim, Joo Hee ^a   Kim, Jeong Eun ^a   Choi, Gil Soon ^a   Hwang, Eui Kyung ^a   An, Soyeon ^a   Ye, Young Min ^a   Park, Hae Sim ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; Grass pollen; Immediate hypersensitivity; Occupational rhinitis; Rice

Indexed keywords

GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; RHINITIS; RHINORRHEA; RICE; SKIN TEST; SNEEZING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77952767612     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2010.2.2.141     Document Type: Article

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