Erythromcin causes asthma in a pharmaceutical packer (new cause)

Agent	Erythromycin ethyl succinate
Job	Pharmaceutical packer
Specific IgE	neg
Skin prick test	not done
Non-specific reactivity	Increased after SIC, values not given
Serial Peak Flow	Done, said to show asthma without work effect
BAL	Not done
FENO	Not done
Basophil histamine release	Not done
Specific Challenge	positive late reaction
Follow-up	Relocated, improved, no details

References

	Angulo SD, Szram J, Welch J, Cannon J, and Cullinan P, Occupational Asthma in Antibiotic Manufacturing Workers: Case Reports and Systematic Review, J Allergy, 2011;ID 365683:9 pages,

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