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Respiratory Symptoms in Ispaghula‐Allergic Nurses after Oral Challenge with Ispaghula Suspension
Author(s) -
Machado Lavania,
Stalenheim Gunnemar
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1984.tb01934.x
Subject(s) - laxative , medicine , respiratory system , gastroenterology , inhalation , constipation , anesthesia
Ispaghula powder, which is used as a component in bulk laxatives, is known to induce allergic reactions when inhaled by occupational exposed persons. We have tested whether nurses sensitized by inhalation could get allergic symptoms when challenged by eating ispaghula, of six nurses tested, all developed symptoms from the airways, one of them even pronounced ones requiring treatment In all cases the dose required to produce symptoms was below the single dose of ispsaghula used as a laxative.