Delayed occupational asthma from epoxy exposure

Occupational Medicine
I Brock JacobsenDavid Lee Sherson

Abstract

A delayed asthma reaction occurring several hours after exposure is difficult to diagnose. To confirm a delayed asthma reaction in five workers following epoxy exposure. Working conditions with exposure to epoxy encountered at the workplace were reproduced in a challenge chamber. Specific inhalation challenge (SIC) with epoxy was compared to a control challenge. All five cases had delayed a asthma response 6-15 h after epoxy exposure. Our study confirms that SIC is a useful tool in diagnosing delayed asthma response.

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