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Late asthmatic reaction caused by naphthylene-1,5 diisocyanate
X Baur1, D Wieners, B Marczynski
1Berufsgenossenschaftliches Forschungsinstitut für Arbeitismedizin (BGFA), Bochum, Germany. baur@bgfa:ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
|April 1, 2000
Abstract:
After occupational exposure to napthylene-1,5 diisocyanate (NDI) for 2 years, a 33-year-old female worker developed work-related asthma attacks. Occupational-type exposure tests with NDI resulted in a late asthmatic response, whereas a corresponding challenge test with 4,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate was negative. We conclude that NDI exposure in the range of its occupational exposure limit caused occupational asthma in this subject.