Occupational asthma due to Colistin in a pharmaceutical worker (new cause) |
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| Agent |
Colistin |
| Job |
Pharmaceutical warehouseman |
| Specific IgE |
neg (dot/blot test) |
| Skin prick test |
not done |
| Non-specific reactivity |
normal (16mg/ml) |
| Serial Peak Flow |
not done |
| BAL |
not done |
| FENO |
not done |
| Basophil histamine release |
Not done |
| Specific Challenge |
positive immediate reaction |
| Follow-up |
relocated, no symptoms after 6 months |
First occupational record of colistin asthma. Previous reports of asthma from nebulised colistin in patients.
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