Occupational asthma due to an emulsified oil mist.
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 42 (1) , 51-54
- https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.42.1.51
Abstract
A toolsetter developed occupational asthma due to the oil mist generated by his lathe, on which it was used as a coolant. The diagnosis was confirmed by serial measurements of peak expiratory flow at home and at work, including a prolonged period away from work. Occupational type bronchial provocation tests were performed using the whole emulsified oil and its components separately. He reacted specifically to the whole emulsified oil and to the reodorant, a pine oil preparation. He also reacted to colophony, a constituent of the emulsifier.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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