RESUMO
Mukali (Aningeria robusta) is an exotic wood from the Sapotaceae family. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman who developed bronchial asthma and contact urticaria after occupational exposure to mukali. A positive immediate response was observed in the skin prick test, bronchial challenge and the rubbing test performed with a mukali wood extract. We suggest that an IgE-mediated immunological mechanism could explain these findings. Our case report identifies another wood dust capable of inducing occupational asthma.
Assuntos
Asma/etiologia , Poeira , Doenças Profissionais/etiologia , Urticária/etiologia , Madeira , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Indústrias , Decoração de Interiores e MobiliárioRESUMO
We report on a patient with asthma induced by occupational exposure to egg used to spray cakes before baking. A type I hypersensitivity to egg white was demonstrated by means of skin test, immunoassay for specific IgE, and immediate bronchial provocation test response to an egg white extract.