Occupational asthma from crushed and sawed frozen squid

Agent	Squid (Loligo vulgaris)
Job	Frozen food operative
Specific IgE	positive to mixed seafoods
Skin prick test	positive prick to prick squid, antigen positivr to oysters and muscles
Non-specific reactivity	not done
Serial Peak Flow	not done
Induced sputum	47% pre SIC, 30% at 24 hours
FE_NO	Not done
Tear eosinophilia	2% pre SIC, 44% at 3 hours
Specific Challenge	positive dual reaction (FEV1) and immediate conjuctival reaction
Follow-up	no information

There arre now two papers describing occupational asthma to squid antigens, the first was in those cooking squid with presumed antigen in the steam. The second involved frozen squid which ws crushed and sawed. Squid joins the large range of seafoods causing occupational asthma when inhaled.

References

	Wiszniewska M, Tymoszuk D, Pas-Wyroslak A, Nowakowska-Swirta E, Chomiczewska-Skóra D, Palczynski C, Walusiak-Skorupa J, Occupational allergy to squid (Loligo vulgaris), Occup Med, 2013;63:298-300,

	Tabka F, Choudat D, Vacher JG, Thomas-Alliel S, Martin JC, Conso F, Occupational immediate type squid allergy. Two cases, Rev Fr Allergol, 1998;38:713-715,

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