OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGIC CONTACT-DERMATITIS DUE TO AIRBORNE SPIRAMYCIN

Authors
ACERO S TABAR AI ECHECHIPIA S ALVAREZ MJ GARCIA BE
Citation
S. Acero et al., OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGIC CONTACT-DERMATITIS DUE TO AIRBORNE SPIRAMYCIN, Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology, 8(3), 1998, pp. 184-185
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Allergy,Immunology
Journal title
Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10189068
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
184 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-9068(1998)8:3<184:OACDTA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We report the case of a man who worked in a feed factory He developed allergic contact dermatitis due to airborne spiramycin, a commonly use d antibiotic in veterinary medicine. The patient suffered recurrent ou tbreaks of eczematous lesions on uncovered areas during working period s. Diagnosis was made based on history, positive patch tests to spiram ycin and to some feed compounds containing spiramycin, and on disappea rance of lesions on leaving the work place.