Occupational allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma induced by Plukenetia volubilis seeds

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 797-798

  Bueso, Armando ^a   Rodríguez Perez, Rosa ^b   Rodríguez, Marta ^a   Dionicio, Javier ^a   Pérez Pimiento, Antonio ^a   Caballero, María Luisa ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; COUGHING; CROSS REACTION; DYSPNEA; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT SEED; PLUKENETIA VOLUBILIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; COSMETICS; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEEDS;

PLUKENETIA VOLUBILIS;

EID: 78149367963     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.057224     Document Type: Letter

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