Occupational Asthma Reference
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Convery RP, Ward RJ, Hendrick DJ,
Occupational asthma due to a widely used soft solder flux not containing colophony,
Eur Respir J,
1997;10:238-240,
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Keywords: UK, oa, solder, flux, challenge, case report, ammonium chloride, zinc chloride, Telux, methacholine,
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Abstract
A 19 year old woman presented with symptoms suggestive of occupational asthma. The causative agent was thought to be a soft solder flux, which did not contain colophony. The diagnosis was established by specific inhalation challenge tests, which demonstrated both late asthmatic reactions and short-lived increases in airway responsiveness
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