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Occupational allergy due to inhalation of ipecacuanha dust
Author(s) -
LUCZYNSKA CHRISTINA M.,
MARSHALL PAMELA E.,
SCARISBRICK D.A.,
TOPPING M. D.
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2222.1984.tb02649.x
Subject(s) - atopy , allergy , medicine , inhalation , incidence (geometry) , immunoglobulin e , immunology , population , radioallergosorbent test , dermatology , antibody , allergen , environmental health , anesthesia , physics , optics
Summary A number of workers packing ipecacuanha tablets were complaining of allergic symptoms. Skin‐prick tests, RAST and an assessment of clinical history by interview were used to confirm the presence of work‐related allergy. Specific IgE antibodies to ipecacuanha were detected and the occurrence of antibodies correlated with the incidence of allergic symptoms. The individuals with positive RAST scores had been employed, on average, longer than those with negative scores. It was found that atopy did not predispose the workers to work‐related allergy and that there was no correlation between smoking and respiratory symptoms in this population.