Occupational asthma in the confectionary industry caused by sensitivity to egg

Abstract

Blanco Carmona JG, Juste Picón S, Garcés Sotillos M, Rodriguez Gaston P. Occupational asthma in the confectionary industry caused by sensitivity to egg. 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.