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Inhalant allergy due to crickets.

A H Bagenstose, K P Mathews, H A Homburger

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

|January 1, 1980

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Occupational exposure to crickets can cause allergic rhinitis and asthma. These conditions are linked to type I hypersensitivity reactions to potent cricket allergens, confirmed by various diagnostic tests.

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Area of Science:

Environmental medicine
Allergology
Occupational health

Background:

Occupational asthma and allergic rhinitis are significant workplace health concerns.
Identifying specific environmental triggers is crucial for diagnosis and prevention.

Observation:

Two employees involved in cricket raising developed symptoms of allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma.
These symptoms were strongly suspected to be occupationally related to their work environment.

Findings:

Diagnostic tests including skin tests, bronchial challenge, radioallergosorbent test (RAST), and in vitro histamine release confirmed type I hypersensitivity.
The identified allergens were associated with crickets, indicating cricket emanations as the causative agent.
Further testing on other employees and allergy patients suggested cricket emanations are potent allergens.

Implications:

This study highlights crickets as a significant source of occupational allergens.
Awareness and diagnostic measures for cricket-related allergies are important in relevant work settings.
Further research into cricket allergen composition and management strategies is warranted.