Open AccessAirway isocyanate-adducts in asthma induced by exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate
Author(s) -
Redlich Ca,
Karol Mh,
Cynthia Graham,
Robert Homer,
Holm Ct,
Wirth Ja,
Mark R. Cullen
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.203
Subject(s) - hexamethylene diisocyanate , isocyanate , methacholine , asthma , airway , medicine , occupational asthma , immunohistochemistry , pathology , immunology , lung , chemistry , respiratory disease , polyurethane , surgery , organic chemistry
The clinical features, airway histology, and detection of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) protein adducts in endobronchial biopsies from a patient with HDI asthma are described.