Occupational asthma, eosinophil and skin prick tests and serum total IgE values of the workers in a plant manufacturing rose oil.

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dc.contributor.authorAkkaya, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorOrnek, Zen_US
dc.contributor.authorKaleli, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:05:32Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:05:32Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-30en_US
dc.descriptionPublished by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was aimed to determine the rate of occupational asthma (OA) in workers at a rose extracting plant. Specific clinical tests of 52 workers, randomly chosen from four local rose extracting plants, were statistically compared with the test results of 30 local control subjects of similar age and sex as the plant workers, but who had never worked in such a plant. There were no significant differences in pulmonary function tests (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEFR) between the control and test groups. Significantly higher serum total IgE values (p < 0.0001) were observed for the test subjects (239.08+/-240 IU/ml) compared to the control subjects (81.33+/-61.45 IU/ml). There were also significant differences (p < 0.0001) in the number of eosinophils between the control and test groups, with corresponding mean values of 2.28+/-2.75% and 0.73+/-1.72%, respectively. A specifically prepared skin prick test using a rose allergen (Rosa domescena) was positive for 53.84% in the test subjects whereas only 5.33% positive test results were seen in the control group. We have demonstrated the involvement of Rosa domescena pollen in occupational allergy, through IgE-mediated hypersensitivity. It was concluded that the workers of a rose oil extracting plant are more susceptible to the rose pollens.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Chest Diseases, Süleyman Demirel University, School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkkaya A, Ornek Z, Kaleli S. Occupational asthma, eosinophil and skin prick tests and serum total IgE values of the workers in a plant manufacturing rose oil. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 2004 Jun-Sep; 22(2-3): 103-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/36433
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAllergens --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshAsthma --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEosinophils --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHypersensitivity --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshImmunoglobulin E --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshOccupational Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshOccupational Exposureen_US
dc.subject.meshPlant Oils --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshPollen --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshRespiratory Function Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshRosa --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshSkin Testsen_US
dc.titleOccupational asthma, eosinophil and skin prick tests and serum total IgE values of the workers in a plant manufacturing rose oil.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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