Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Occupational asthma due to hexahydrophtalic anhydride : a case report

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Occupational asthma due to hexahydrophtalic anhydride : a case report / C.B.E. Chee... [et al.]

Sumario: Hexahydrophthalic anhydride (HHPA) belongs to the family of acid anhydrides. The major toxic effects of the acid anhydrides are mucosal and skin irritation respiratory hypersensitivity, particularly asthma. This article reports a case of asthma induced by occupational exposure to HHPA who showed a broncho-constrictive response to specific inhalation challenge with HHPA

En: British journal of industrial medicine. - London and Margate. - nº 9, September 1991 ; p. 643-645

1. Medicina laboral . 2. Enfermedades profesionales . 3. Vías respiratorias . 4. Asma bronquial . 5. Hexahydrophthalic anhydride . 6. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate . 7. Casos prácticos . I. Chee, C.B.E. . II. Título. III. Título: British journal of industrial medicine.