INTRODUCTION The role of cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs) in diagnostics of occupational allergy remains unclarified and its clinical relevance is still questioned. The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of positive response to CCDs in the subjects with suspected occupational allergy and the relationship between other diagnostic test results and final diagnosis. MATER...

Background: Latex allergy is a major occupational disease with prevalence nearly 5-17% among the health care workers. Objective: To determine the prevalence of latex glove allergy and its contributing factors among operation room staff. Patients and Methods: In this study, 512 operation room staff were evaluated for latex allergy, using a complete questionnaire. Those suspected to have latex al...

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2008, 8:110–114 Purpose of review This review examines the relationship between exposure to workplace allergens and the risk of developing occupational allergy. Recent findings Evidence suggests that the risk of developing occupational allergy increases with allergen exposure; however, with some occupational allergens, this exposure–response re...

orchard workers in north china are highly exposed to orchard pollens, especially peach and other rosaceae family pollens during pollination season. the aim of this study was to investigate whether occupational allergy to peach tree pollen as a member of rosaceae family is ige-mediated and to evaluate the cross-reactivity among rosaceae family pollens. allergen skin test and conjunctival challen...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the risk factors for the development of occupational allergy to birds among Polish zoo garden keepers. METHODS A total of 200 bird zookeepers employed in the Polish zoo gardens in KLódź, Warsaw, Gdańsk, Chorzów and Płock and exposed occupationally to bird allergens were examined using a questionnaire, skin prick tests (SPTs) to common allergens and bird allergens, spiro...

BACKGROUND Limonene is widely used as a fragrance substance and solvent in cleansing products. Oxidized limonene is a frequent contact allergen among consumers of cosmetics, personal care products, and scented household cleaning products. Less is known about the sources of occupational exposure and occupational contact dermatitis caused by limonene. OBJECTIVE To report 14 patients with occupa...

This study examined data from three cross sectional surveys of 296 laboratory workers exposed to small mammals. Four indices of laboratory animal allergy were studied: symptoms suggestive of occupational asthma, symptoms suggestive of any occupational allergy, skin weals to animal urine extracts, and serum binding in radioallergosorbent tests with urine extracts. Pooled data from the three surv...

Occupational allergies are generally regarded as diseases resulting from a hypersensitivity (exaggerated response) of the immune system to substances encountered in the work environment. Bakers’ asthma, like other forms of occupational asthma, is probably the most serious manifestation of occupational allergy among bakery workers. It is caused by immunological sensitisation and subsequent aller...