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OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD
Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 298-300Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt025
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eosinophilia; occupational allergy; squid
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Occupational allergy from exposure to squid has been rarely described, mainly as contact dermatitis or urticaria. Our report presents the first case of occupational asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis and contact urticaria to squid in a 33-year-old seafood production worker, with documented increased eosinophilia in the nasal and tear fluids after specific inhalation challenge test (SICT) with squid. IgE-mediated sensitization to squid was confirmed by positive skin prick test and opened skin test with squid extract. SICT demonstrated a direct and significant link between the exposure to squid and the allergic response from the respiratory system and conjunctiva.
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