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Occupational asthma induced by tall oil in the rubber tyre industry
Author(s) -
TARLO S. M.
Publication year - 1992
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.1365-2222.1992.tb00120.x
Subject(s) - abietic acid , occupational asthma , natural rubber , asthma , tall oil , inhalation , allergy , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , occupational medicine , dermatology , medicine , rosin , pulp and paper industry , occupational exposure , chemistry , immunology , organic chemistry , environmental health , engineering , resin acid , anesthesia
Summary A worker in the rubber tyre industry is described with occupational asthma from exposure to a solution of tall oil, a pine resin, confirmed by specific inhalation challenge. This supports studies of contact dermatitis which have suggested abietic and dehydroabietic acid oxidants to be the cause of colophony induced allergic reactions.