Vol 73, No 3 (2022)
Case report
Published online: 2022-10-10
Occupational asthma, rhinitis and contact urticaria in a salmon-processing worker
Abstract
We report a case of occupational allergy to salmon combining allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis and allergic contact urticaria in a 59-year-old salmon-processing worker. Parvalbumin is the most common allergen, but indeed sensitisation to tropomyosin, preservatives and spices could occur.
Keywords: occupational diseasesoccupational asthmacontact urticariacase reportsalmon
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