Table 1.

The chronological relationship between the patient’s occupational exposure and the appearance of symptoms.

Year	Occupation	Symptoms
1977	Medical student	Rash on dorsum of hands with latex glove use; does not clear with steroid use
1979	Internal medicine resident	Continued rash on dorsum of hands with latex glove use
1984	Pathology resident	Rash on hands and arms, urticaria, wheezing, chest tightness, chronic cough
1987	Surgical pathologist	Diagnosed with nasal polyps
1993	Surgical pathologist	Notes dyspnea within 30 min of work and with coughing and laughing
1996	Surgical pathologist	Allergist evaluation results in diagnosis of asthma and allergic rhinitis; emergency department evaluation results in diagnosis of “near syncope” after he flipped off gloves and covered mouth and nose with hands
1997	Surgical pathologist	Presents to our clinic with single flight dyspnea; removed from workplace because no reasonable accommodation made at work