Occupational asthma due to styrene.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In a patient with asthma who was exposed to styrene serial self recorded measurements of peak expiratory flow showed the asthma to be work related, and inhalation tests with styrene reproducibly provoked a dual asthmatic response and increased responsiveness to inhaled histamine.
Medical subject headings
- Asthma
- Military Personnel
- Occupational Diseases
- Styrenes