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  • Title: Baker's asthma related to soybean lecithin exposure.
    Author: Lavaud F, Perdu D, Prévost A, Vallerand H, Cossart C, Passemard F.
    Journal: Allergy; 1994 Mar; 49(3):159-62. PubMed ID: 8198247.
    Abstract:
    We report two cases of soybean-lecithin-induced asthma in bakers. The patients experienced clinical symptoms in relation to an occupational exposure to this additive. Skin tests were positive with soybean lecithin, RAST showed a sensitization to soybean, and bronchial challenge tests were positive for a dilution of 10(-3) with this allergen. The same tests remained negative among healthy and asthmatic controls. Soybean lecithin, a common additive in bakery, must be added to the list of numerous aeroallergens involved in baker's asthma.
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