Abstract
Occupational asthma has been reported to be the most common chronic respiratory occupational disease in many developed countries, and as with other occupational lung diseases, occupational asthma is potentially preventable. We report the case of a 24-year-old baker who experienced pneumomediastinum as a consequence of workplace exposure. This is the first report of pneumomediastinum as an acute complication of occupational asthma, and it exemplarily shows that the lack of medical surveillance at the workplace may lead to an acute, although unusual, complication. Copyright
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 79-81 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
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Keywords
- Baker
- Occupational asthma
- Occupational rhinitis
- Pneumomediastinum
- Wheat flour
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
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Pneumomediastinum is a possible acute complication of severe occupational asthma. / Pala, Gianni; Pignatti, Patrizia; Moscato, Gianna.
In: Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Vol. 11, No. 1, 03.2012, p. 79-81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - Occupational asthma has been reported to be the most common chronic respiratory occupational disease in many developed countries, and as with other occupational lung diseases, occupational asthma is potentially preventable. We report the case of a 24-year-old baker who experienced pneumomediastinum as a consequence of workplace exposure. This is the first report of pneumomediastinum as an acute complication of occupational asthma, and it exemplarily shows that the lack of medical surveillance at the workplace may lead to an acute, although unusual, complication. Copyright
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