P. Garciaortega et al., SENSITIZATION TO A WEED POLLEN IN A NONATOPIC SUBJECT DURING A CLINICAL-STUDY - A CASE-REPORT, Clinical and experimental allergy, 23(4), 1993, pp. 276-278
The case of a non-atopic subject developing occupational sensitization
and allergic rhinitis to Mercurialis annua pollen after intense expos
ure is described. The subject was involved in a clinical study by hand
ling flowering plants daily. Preventive measures should be taken even
in non-atopic subjects exposed temporarily to proteins or potentially
allergenic material.