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- Title
Occupational exposure to laboratory animals causing a severe exacerbation of atopic eczema.
- Authors
Bhabha, Friyana K; Nixon, Rosemary
- Abstract
ABSTRACT A 24-year-old man with a long history of severe atopic eczema presented with a marked exacerbation requiring hospital admission. It emerged that his occupation as an animal house technician required him to work closely with laboratory animals, particularly mice and rats. Radioallergosorbent tests to mice allergens were markedly elevated. Avoidance of animal work, in conjunction with medical treatment, resulted in a marked improvement of his eczema.
- Subjects
CASE studies; ECZEMA; DISEASE exacerbation; LABORATORY animals; URTICARIA; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT test; LABORATORY mice; PATIENTS
- Publication
Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2012, Vol 53, Issue 2, p155
- ISSN
0004-8380
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00754.x