OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA DUE TO A WIDELY USED SOFT SOLDER FLUX NOT CONTAINING COLOPHONY

Authors
CONVERY RP WARD RJ HENDRICK DJ
Citation
Rp. Convery et al., OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA DUE TO A WIDELY USED SOFT SOLDER FLUX NOT CONTAINING COLOPHONY, The European respiratory journal, 10(1), 1997, pp. 238-240
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
The European respiratory journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
09031936
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
238 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
0903-1936(1997)10:1<238:OADTAW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A 19 year old woman presented with symptoms suggestive of occupational asthma. The causative agent was thought to be a soft solder flux, whi ch did not contain colophony. The diagnosis was established by specifi c inhalation challenge tests, which demonstrated both late asthmatic r eactions and short-lived increases in airway responsiveness,.