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Occupational allergy to Limonium sinuatum - a case report

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Wiszniewska M., Pałczyński C., Krawczyk-Szulc P., Wittczak T., Cyran A., Walusiak-Skorupa J.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

2011

vol. 24

issue 3

304-307

Decorative flowers are known to be a cause of occupational allergy in the floral industry. The allergic manifestations induced by flowers include asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and urticaria. We present a case of a 55-year-old woman, who has been working for the last 30 years as a gardener with various kinds of flowers, e.g., Limonium sinuatum (LS), chrysanthemum, sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and Lilium. During the last 10 years she has developed nasal and eyes symptoms, dry cough, dyspnoea, chest tightness and wheezing. Clinical examination, routine laboratory testing, chest radiography, skin prick tests (SPT) involving common allergens, native plants pollens and leaves by the prick-prick technique, rest spirometry, methacholine challenge test and specific inhalation challenge test (SICT) were conducted. SPT results to common allergens were positive for grass pollens. SPT with native plants pollens and leaves showed a positive reaction only for LS. SICT induced an isolated early asthmatic reaction and significant increase in the number of eosinophils in the nasal lavage fluid. Additionally, significant increase in non-specific bronchial hyperreactivity was observed after SICT. To our knowledge, the presently described report is the first one of Limonium sinuatum induced occupational asthma and rhinitis in a Polish gardener.

Papain-induced occupational rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma – A case report

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Tymoszuk D., Wiszniewska M., Walusiak-Skorupa J.

Medycyna Pracy

2016

vol. 67

issue 1

109-112

W artykule opisano przypadek zawodowej astmy oskrzelowej, alergicznego nieżytu nosa i zapalenia spojówek wywołanych papainą u 50-letniej pakowaczki ziół i przypraw. W badaniu cytologicznym udokumentowano wzrost odsetka eozynofilów w indukowanej plwocinie i popłuczynach nosowych po swoistej próbie prowokacyjnej wziewnej i donosowej z tym enzymem. Zależną od immunoglobuliny E (IgE) nadwrażliwość pacjentki na papainę potwierdzono dodatnimi wynikami punktowych testów skórnych z roztworem tej proteazy. Wyżej wymienione próby prowokacyjne wykazały istotny związek między ekspozycją na papainę a reakcją alergiczną ze strony układu oddechowego. Ponadto swoista próba prowokacyjna donosowa wywołała wzmożoną reakcję ze strony spojówek i istotny wzrost odsetka eozynofilów we łzach mimo braku bezpośredniego kontaktu alergenu ze spojówkami. Med. Pr. 2016;67(1):109–112

This report presents a case of occupational asthma, rhinitis and conjunctivitis to papain in a 50-year-old herbs and spices packer, with documented increased eosinophilia in induced sputum and in the nasal lavage fluids after a specific inhalation challenge test (SICT) and specific nasal challenge test (SNCT) with this enzyme. Immunoglobulin E-mediated (IgE) sensitization to papain was confirmed by positive results of a skin prick test with specific solution. Specific inhalation and nasal challenge tests demonstrated a direct and significant link between the exposure to this protease and the allergic response from the respiratory system. Additionally, the SNCT induced a severe reaction of the conjunctivae and a significant increase in the count of eosinophils in tears, despite the lack of direct contact of the allergen with the conjunctiva. Med Pr 2016;67(1):109–112

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Occupational allergy to Limonium sinuatum - a case report

Papain-induced occupational rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma – A case report