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. 1996 Apr;51(4):452–453. doi: 10.1136/thx.51.4.452

Occupational asthma due to latex in a hospital administrative employee.

O Vandenplas 1, J P Delwiche 1, Y Sibille 1
PMCID: PMC1090691  PMID: 8733507

Abstract

A case is described of occupational asthma caused by indirect exposure to airborne latex allergens in an administrative hospital employee who never used latex gloves.

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