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Known Synonyms
Psyllium
Ispaghula husks are a bulk laxative and can cause asthma in pharmaceutical workers preparing products and in health-care works dispensing ispaghula from tins.
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Ispaghula |
Other Names
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Fibrelief® and Fibrelief® Orange
Fybogel® and Fybogel® Orange
Isogel®
Ispagel®
Regulan®
Fybogel® Mebeverine (ispaghula husk with mebeverine) |
Sources of Exposure
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| Jobs |
Pharmacetical wokers preparing ispaghula husks
Healthcare workers dispensing bulk ispaghula |
Epidemiological Studies
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Malo JL, Cartier A, L'Archeveque J, Ghezzo H, Lagier F, Trudeau C, Dolovich J , Prevalence of occupational asthma and immunologic sensitization to psyllium among health personnel in chronic care hospitals , Am Rev Respir Dis , 1990 ; 142 : 1359-1366
Marks GB, Salome CM, Woolcock AJ , Asthma and allergy associated with occupational exposure to ispaghula and senna products in a pharmaceutical work force , Am Rev Respir Dis , 1991 ; 144 : 1065-1069
McConnochie K, Edwards JH, Fifield R , Ispaghula sensitisation in workers manufacturing a bulk laxative , Clin Exp Allergy , 1990 ; 20 : 199-202
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| Air Measurements |
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| Specific IgE/ Skin prick test |
Specific Ige / Skin prick test available as a method of confirmation?
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| Biological Monitoring |
Not available
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| Specific Challenge |
Machado L, Olsson G, Stalenheim G, Zetterstrom O , Dust exposure challenge test as a measure of potential allergenicity and occupational disease risk in handling ispaghula products , Allergy , 1983 ; 38 : 141-144 |
Early References
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Goransson K, Michaelson NG , Ispagula powder: an allergen in the work environment , Scand J Work Environ Health , 1979 ; 5 : 257-261
Machado L, Zetterstrom O, Fagerberg E , Occupational allergy in nurses to a bulk laxative , Allergy , 1979 ; 34 : 51-55 |
| Substitutes |
Individually packaged sachets reduce risk for health-vcare workers |