Eugenol causes occupational asthma and rhinitis (new cause)

Agent	Eugenol
Job	Hairdresser
Specific IgE	not tested
Lynphocyte proliferation	positive
Skin prick test (2%)	negative
Patch test	positive
Non-specific reactivity	16 to 2mg/ml post challenge
Serial Peak Flow	not done
Specific Challenge (1/1000)	rhinitis and late asthma; 1:10000 negative; control subject negastive
Follow-up	not stated, away from work

References

	Quirce S, Fernandez-Nieto M, del Pozo V, Sastre B, Sastre J, Occupational asthma and rhinitis caused by eugenol in a hairdresser, Allergy, 2008;63:137-138,

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