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Can occupational asthma happen in manufacturers of car seats?

I have a patient who makes car upholstery. He reports being exposed to fumes from various upholstery material which has been going through various machines at work. He has symptoms suggestive of asthma.

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 12/18/2006, 12/19/2006,

Bakery worker

My husband has worked in a bakery for 15 years. For the last two weeks he has been coughing up blood and blood clots. I took him to the er then to a pulmonary specialist and he had xrays, the doctor has scheduled a cat scan for tomorrow. I really would like more information on this illness. The ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 12/11/2006, 12/15/2006,

Will I ever be able to return to work in my field?

I am an occupational health nurse no less and was exposed to very high levels of industrial strength chlorine over a period of 2 1/2 years. I was hospitalized twice during the month of August and subsequently diagnosed with OA by our worker's compensation pulmonologist. The doctor said that I wi ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 12/3/2006, 12/8/2006,

Upper Airways Infection

I am an anaesthetic practitioner at a mid sussex hospital. In Feb of this year I developed a rather bad upper airways infection that subsequently turned into an ear infection. I finished a course of Amoxicillin, swam the next day and a day after developed central chest pain with a difficulty i ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 2/20/2006, 12/8/2006,

Swimming pools and asthma

A mother has asked me about her son's asthma and she wants to know what environmental factors might be relevant particularly related to swimming in an indoor pool. Our pool uses halogens particularly chlorine in high concentration and the children swim with their noses 2 inches above water leve ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 11/21/2006, 11/21/2006,

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,

Orthopaedic bone cement as a cause of occupational asthma

I've just seen a nurse who gives a real good history of asthma in relation to exposure to orthopaedic cement in theatres and a lesser reaction to wall paper paste at home! I can't find anything on Medline or in your book or in my references but I am sure this is something that has been describe ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 11/15/2006, 11/15/2006,

Bird fanciers hypersensitivity

My husband has kept a parakeet in his home office for about 2 years at this residence,we also were given another about a year ago, they both were in his office. He started noticing about 2 or 3 months ago that he was feeling very tired, then about a month ago he was complaining about being out o ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 6/15/2006, 11/3/2006,

IgE and RAST in diagnosing occupational asthma

I am writing a medico-legal report on a chap who uses strong glue to stick the upholstery to the inside of cars and has developed asthma. His story is good for occupational asthma, as are his Peak flow recordings but his IgE RAST and IgE are negative and normal respectively. This does not put me ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 10/23/2006, 10/23/2006,

Oasys in Brazil

We have had 20 requests for Oasys from Brazil in the last week, all sent. Things are clearly moving there. If anybody wants to translate the patient instructions into Portuguese please could we add this to the website? If anybody wants to write a bit on occupational asthma in Brazil, we would be ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 8/23/2006, 10/16/2006,