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  • Title: Occupational asthma in the confectionary industry caused by sensitivity to egg.
    Author: Blanco Carmona JG, Juste Picón S, Garcés Sotillos M, Rodriguez Gastón P.
    Journal: Allergy; 1992 Apr; 47(2 Pt 2):190-1. PubMed ID: 1514673.
    Abstract:
    We report on a patient with asthma induced by occupational exposure to egg used to spray cakes before baking. A type I hypersensitivity to egg white was demonstrated by means of skin test, immunoassay for specific IgE, and immediate bronchial provocation test response to an egg white extract.
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