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Occupational asthma from colophony in paint


I have a patient whose history is very suggestive of Occ Asthma and am trying to identify the sensitiser. PFRs are not available as he has had to leave due to symptoms++++. He was exposed to paint primer containing colophony for 10+yrs, but I cannot find anything in literature other than of course fumes from solder flux. Do you have any knowledge that colophony in paint is sufficiently volatile to cause asthma?
Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 10/12/2009, 10/12/2009,

You could try specific IgE to colophony to assess the level of exposure.
Full Text Available for Specific IgE to colophony? Elms J, Fishwick D, Robinson E, Burge S, Huggins V, Barber C, Williams N, Curran A, Specific IgE to colophony?, Occup Med, 2005;55:234-237,
Joanne Harris-Roberts (nee Elms), HSL, Buxton, UK, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?' Andrew Curran, HSL, Sheffield, UK, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?' David Fishwick, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?' Sherwood Burge, Oasys, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?' Vicky Moore, Oasys, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?' Nerys Williams, Department of Work and Pensions, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?' Chris Barber, Health and Safety Laboratories, Buxton, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?' Ed Robinson, Health and Safety Laboratories, Buxton, UK, an author of 'Specific IgE to colophony?'

10/12/2009

No evidence from colophony in paint, but unheated colophony has caused occupational asthma when ground, but would need to be inhaled
Full Text Available for Colophony hypersensitivity revisited Burge PS, Colophony hypersensitivity revisited, Clin Exp Allergy, 2000;30:158-9,
Sherwood Burge, Oasys, an author of 'Colophony hypersensitivity revisited'

Full Text Available for Occupational asthma due to unheated colophony Burge PS, Wieland A, Robertson AS, Weir D, Occupational asthma due to unheated colophony, Brit J Industr Dis, 1986;43:559-560,
Sherwood Burge, Oasys, an author of 'Occupational asthma due to unheated colophony' Alastair Robertson, Selly Oak Hospital, an author of 'Occupational asthma due to unheated colophony' David Weir, North Manchester Hospital, an author of 'Occupational asthma due to unheated colophony'

10/12/2009

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