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AIMS: We present a hypersensitivity immune response to inhalation of antigens from fossil soils frequently used in tile manufacture. We found that the soil polished by a worker affected by pneumonitis was a paleosol containing bivalves from the cretaceous period called Hippurites. METHODS: We made a diagnostic study for pneumonitis (analysis, microbiology, radiology, high-resolution CT, bronchoalveolar lavage, pulmonary biopsy. A biochemical study of the polishing materials used (magnesium hexafluorosilicate crystallizer), steel spoilage, washing liquid and Bilbao red limestone) after scraping of the same. Allergy study included skin tests with extracts from fossil soils, determination of IgG and IgE to mollusks, IgE-immunodetection with soil extracts with the patient's serum and non-atopic controls. Histology was made using scanning electron microscopy of the lung biopsy and the fossil soil to determine the presence of remains of mollusks, fungi, pollen or other fossil elements. RESULTS: SDS-PAGE IgE Immunoblotting assay detecting IgE binding in soil extract between 66 and 35 kDa. Likewise, IgE-Immunblotting assay with extracts from bivalve mollusks (razor shell, mussel and scallop) and gastropod (sea snail), detecting IgE binding between 100 kDa - 30 kDa, as well as in some bands with molecular mass between 20 and 14 kDa, proving sensitization to mollusks. CONCLUSIONS: Bivalve proteins preserved in fossil soils may produce an immune hypersensitivity response. This may impact on the precautions exposed workers, in this case fossil soil cutters and polishers, should take.
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Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic , Hypersensitivity , Fossils , Humans , Molecular Weight , Skin TestsABSTRACT
La alergia al látex es una respuesta alterada de nuestro organismo al contactar con las proteínas que se encuentran en el látex de caucho natural. Los síntomas de la hipersensibilidad alérgica al látex son bastante parecidos a los de la alergia a los alimentos, siendo menos frecuentes los síntomas digestivos y más típicos los cutáneos tras el uso de guantes de látex, y los nasales y/o el asma tras la inhalación del polvo de los guantes de látex o de los globos. En caso de pacientes muy sensibles puede provocar reacciones alérgicas graves si entra en contacto con mucosas o cavidades internas. Se da la paradoja de que el medio hospitalario, es el lugar de más riesgo dada la cantidad existente de látex, tanto directo como indirecto. Las personas alérgicas al látex presentan a menudo reacciones alérgicas cruzadas, a veces graves, tras ingerir determinadas frutas y vegetales. Las reacciones cruzadas se deben a los alérgenos comunes presentes en el látex y en los diferentes alimentos. Es importante utilizar el análisis molecular de alérgenos para detectar falsos diagnósticos a látex por problemas de reactividad cruzada con proteínas de frutas. Indicamos cómo estas nuevas pruebas han sustituido a análisis menos precisos y eficientes, logrando un considerable ahorro de recursos
Latex allergy is an altered response of the body on contact with proteins found in natural rubber latex. The symptoms of allergic hypersensitivity to latex are quite similar to those of food allergy, with the gastrointestinal symptoms being less frequent and the cutaneous ones being more typical after the use of latex and nasal gloves and / or the asthma after the inhalation of the dust from latex gloves or balloons. In the case of very sensitive patients it can cause severe allergic reactions if it comes in contact with mucous membranes or internal cavities. There is a paradox that the hospital environment is the most risky place, given the existing amount of latex in direct and indirect use. People who are allergic to latex often have cross-allergic reactions, sometimes severe, after eating certain fruits and vegetables. The cross-reactions are due to the common allergens present in latex and in different foods. It is important to use molecular allergen analysis to detect false latex diagnoses due to problems of cross-reactivity with fruit proteins. It is indicated how these new tests have replaced less accurate and efficient analyses, achieving a considerable saving of resources
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Humans , Latex Hypersensitivity/diagnosis , Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods , Genetic Testing/methods , Cross Reactions/immunology , Food Hypersensitivity/diagnosis , Allergens/immunology , Hypersensitivity, Immediate/immunologyABSTRACT
Component resolved diagnosis (CRD) is a microarray-based diagnostic solution capable of simultaneously analysing specific IgE antibodies against 112 allergenic components, providing sensitivity patterns for multi-sensitised or complex patients. The CRD is indicated for these patients, especially those with concomitant respiratory and food allergies. This study reivews the method, its utility, limitations, and our experience in allergic diseases with difficult etiologic diagnosis (eosinophilic esophagitis, occupational asthma and drug allergy).
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Hypersensitivity/diagnosis , Microarray Analysis/methods , Humans , Hypersensitivity/etiology , Hypersensitivity/immunology , Hypersensitivity/therapyABSTRACT
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