Are there any reports of oak dust causing asthma?

I have been asked about a case of possible respiratory sensitisation to untreated, seasoned English oak. Not manufacturing, but a small workshop. We know about other hardwoods, but not this one. Just interested in theoretical possibility at this stage. Have you seen it as an allergen?

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 11/19/2006, 11/21/2006,

There are reported cases of both asthma and alveolitis from oak, the alveolitis perhaps more commonly related to moulds rather than the oak itself. Some references are shown below (the Johnston paper is not occupational). If you find any more please add. De Zotti R, Gubian F, Asthma and rhinitis in wooding workers, Allergy Asthma Proc, 1996;17:199-203, Malo JL, Cartier A, Desjardins A, Van de Weyer R, Vandenplas O, Occupational asthma caused by oak wood dust, Chest, 1995;108:856-858, Dykewicz MS, Laufer P, Patterson R, Roberts M, Sommers HM, Woodman's disease: hypersensitivity pneumonitis from cutting live trees, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1988;81:455-460, Wuthrich B, Dietschii R, Keter A, ZorteaCaflisch C, Das sogenannte 'Wildseiden' asthma eine noch immer aktuelle inhalationsallergie auf seidenabfalle, Schweiz Med Wochenschr, 1985;115:1387-1388, Sosman AJ, Wood dust asthma, Proc XI International Congress of Allergology and, 1983;Ed Kerr ,:*-*, Sosman AJ, Schlueter DP, Fink JN, Barboriak JJ, Hypersensitivity to wood dust, N Engl J Med, 1969;281:977-980, Johnston TG, Cazort AG, Marvin HN, Pringle RB, Sheldon JM, Bronchial asthma, urticaria and allergic rhinitis from tannic acid, J Allergy, 1951;22:494-499,

11/19/2006

We have 6 cases of possible occupational asthma to Oak reported to the SHIELD database (notifications of Occupational Asthma in the West Midlands, UK). The associated jobs are Joiner, Cabinet Maker, Carpenter and Sawmiller.

11/21/2006