SPASMODIC COUGH DUE TO TOBACCO LEAF SENSI TIZATION IN A FARMERS WIFE - ONE CASE

Authors
WENDLING JM OSTER JP DEBLAY F PAULI G
Citation
Jm. Wendling et al., SPASMODIC COUGH DUE TO TOBACCO LEAF SENSI TIZATION IN A FARMERS WIFE - ONE CASE, Revue francaise d'allergologie et d'immunologie clinique, 34(6), 1994, pp. 498-500
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Allergy
Journal title
Revue francaise d'allergologie et d'immunologie clinique → ACNP
ISSN journal
03357457
Volume
34
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
498 - 500
Database
ISI
SICI code
0335-7457(1994)34:6<498:SCDTTL>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The authors report a case of spasmodic cough in a farmer's wife in con tact with dried tobacco leaves. Prick tests using an extract of dried Paraguay Bell leaf were positive. A realistic challenge test using the same tobacco not contaminated by moulds caused a 23 % fall in FEV1. T his is the first reported case of spasmodic cough secondary to IgE-dep endent sensitization to tobacco leaf in a farmer's wife.