2005
DOI: 10.1159/000088725
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Occupational Asthma to Carmine in a Butcher

Abstract: Hypersensitivity to carmine (E120) has been identified as a cause of food intolerance and occupational asthma. We present a case of occupational asthma following exposure to carmine in a manufacturer of sausages and review the literature. Case Report: A 42-year-old non-atopic male presented with a 5-year history of rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma on occupational exposure to food additive dusts. Symptoms increased after work. The patient had been exposed for more than 20 years. Methods: Skin prick tests were per… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
4
1

Citation Types

0
10
0
14

Year Published

2009
2009
2023
2023

Publication Types

Select...
5
2

Relationship

0
7

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 26 publications
(24 citation statements)
references
References 41 publications
0
10
0
14
Order By: Relevance
“…Prolonged carmine inhalation may lead to airway hyperreactivity and occupational asthma [5,6] . However, the occurrence of carmine allergy among patients with positive skin prick test (SPT) reactions to carmine is poorly known.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Prolonged carmine inhalation may lead to airway hyperreactivity and occupational asthma [5,6] . However, the occurrence of carmine allergy among patients with positive skin prick test (SPT) reactions to carmine is poorly known.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Poddaje się go działaniu wodnego roztworu alkoholu, po czym po odparowaniu alkoholu uzyskuje się lepiej oczyszczony tzw. ekstrakt kochinealu, który zawiera 2-4% kwasu karminowego [13][14][15]. Profesjonalna produkcja karminu polega na precypitacji ekstraktu solami aluminium, niekiedy z dodatkiem wapnia, sterylizacji parą wodną, suszeniu oraz połączeniu z sacharozą, dzięki czemu komercyjny karmin stosowany w przemyśle zawiera wg specyfikacji Komisji Europejskiej minimum 50% kwasu karminowego [7,15,16].…”
Section: Charakterystyka Karminuunclassified
“…Bezpieczeństwa Żywności (European Food Safety Authority -EFSA) z 2015 r. kod E120 wykazywany w żywności obejmuje ekstrakt kochinealu, karmin oraz kwas karminowy, gdzie ekstrakt kochinealu zawiera minimum 2%, a karmin minimum 50% kwasu karminowego [16]. W kosmetykach natomiast stosuje się oznaczenie color index (CI) 75470 [15,18].…”
Section: Charakterystyka Karminuunclassified
See 2 more Smart Citations