OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA AND CONTACT URTICARIA CAUSED BY MUKALI WOOD DUST (ANINGERIA-ROBUSTA)

Mukali (Aningeria robusta) is an exotic wood from the Sapotaceae famil y. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman who developed bronchial asthma and contact urticaria after occupational exposure to mukali. A positive immediate response was observed in the skin prick test, bron chial challenge and the rubbing test performed with a mukali wood extr act. We suggest that an IgE-mediated immunological mechanism could exp lain these findings. Our case report identifies another wood dust capa ble of inducing occupational asthma.