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ID (ISN) del documento33584
Número CIS 80-1073
ISSN - Título de la serie 0028-4793 - New England Journal of Medicine
Año 1980
Número de serie
Autor(es) Gleich G.J., Welsh P.W., Yunginger J.W., Hyatt R.E., Catlett J.B.
Título Allergy to tobacco: An occupational hazard.
Información bibliográfica 13 Mar. 1980, Vol.302, No.11, p.617-619. 13 ref.
Resumen Case report of a woman who experienced rhinitis and breathing difficulties only when working at a cigarette factory. She had a highly positive reaction to scratch tests with tobacco leaf extract. Skin and nasal and bronchial provocation tests were positive. Serum IgE antibodies were elevated, and there was histamine release from leukocytes. On interrupting work she had no rhinitis or asthma.
Descriptores (primarios) industria del tabaco; alergias; tabaco
Descriptores (secundarios) estudio de caso; sensibilización; asma alérgico; rinitis alérgica
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Tobacco industry
Alergias