Prophylactic measures

Details

• Personal Author:
  Fine, Lawrence J.
• Description:
  Prophylactic measures for the prevention of occupational diseases due to exposure to food allergens were considered. Case histories of two egg production industry employees experiencing occupational asthma were presented to illustrate the need for more effective secondary and tertiary prevention. The first patient was responsible for candling and breaking eggs and suffered from job related wheezing, runny nose, sneezing, and reduced peak expiratory flow rates. A positive skin prick test to whole egg, egg white, and ovalbumin was derived. This case indicated the need for early and aggressive identification of asthma in high risk environments. The second case showed how workers try to suppress symptoms to avoid termination or placement in a lower paying position. This patient suffered from symptoms similar to the first patient's but was taking theophylline. Her peak expiratory flow rate declined over 20% when exposed to egg products. Positive radioallergosorbent tests to whole egg, yolk, conalbumin, lysozyme, and ovomucoid were seen. The authors emphasize the need for effective approaches to primary prevention and the use of medical surveillance and environmental monitoring where food related inhalation hazards exist. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Case Reports Environmental Monitoring Food-Processing Industry Food Handling Food Industry Hypersensitivity Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety

  More +
• Keywords:
  Allergic-reactions Bronchial-asthma Case-studies Disease-prevention Environmental-health-monitoring Food-handlers Food-processing-industry NIOSH-Author Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Prophylaxis Surveillance-programs

  More +
• ISSN:
  1046-9354
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  131-132
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00205384
• Citation:
  Allergy Proc 1990 May/Jun; 11(3):131-132
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Allergy Proceedings
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c3d7178918e205246b4dcc496c3ff9577a3e104ed4336282357266902f027bd000bb7a7fd5a7c94c9512d7f504066a5743ffba14caacacee9e0dce8b1822cfc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205412/cdc_205412_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 213.45 KB ]