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Murine Model of Allergen Induced Asthma
Published on: May 14, 2012
Occupational non-immediate type allergic asthma due to ammonium persulfate
Ioannis Polychronakis1, Efthimios Thanasias, Monika Raulf-Heimsoth
1Institute of the Ruhr-University, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, Bochum, Germany.
Abstract:
While numerous cases of immediate-type occupational asthma due to persulfates with positive skin prick test reactions to ammonium persulfate are well documented, few non-immediate type reactions have been described in the literature. We report the case of an atopic worker who developed work-related asthmatic symptoms shortly after he began his job in persulfate production. The diagnosis of asthma was corroborated by methacholine testing. The patient showed a positive patch test reaction to ammonium persulfate, while skin prick test was negative. He presented an isolated late symptomatic airway obstruction after a cumulative dose of 0.6 mg ammonium persulfate administered by a dosimeter method. An immunologic mechanism was demonstrated by a significant increase in exhaled nitric oxide and the number of eosinophils in induced sputum. These findings suggest that isolated late bronchial reactions to persulfates are mediated by eosinophilic inflammatory responses.
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