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Colophony‐induced asthma in a poultry vender
Author(s) -
SO S. Y.,
LAM W. K.,
YU D.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1981.tb01610.x
Subject(s) - provocation test , feather , asthma , medicine , immunology , biology , pathology , ecology , alternative medicine
Summary A vender developed an immediate asthmatic reaction while removing feathers from poultry using a heated colophony‐based mixture. Occupational‐type provocation tests confirmed that he reacted to fumes of colophony alone.