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Fatal asthma in a baker: A case report
Author(s) -
Ehrlich Rodney I.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700260608
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , occupational asthma , occupational medicine , medical emergency , family medicine , intensive care medicine , occupational exposure
A case of baker's asthma with a fatal outcome is described. Clinical features and the circumstances of death are recounted. While the case documents the potential severity of occupational asthma, it also illustrates the difficulties of managing occupational asthma in the absence of good social security.