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. 1990 Dec;45(12):980–981. doi: 10.1136/thx.45.12.980

Occupational asthma in a pharmaceutical worker exposed to hydralazine.

B Perrin 1, J L Malo 1, A Cartier 1, S Evans 1, J Dolovich 1
PMCID: PMC462853  PMID: 2281435

Abstract

A pharmaceutical worker developed asthma when exposed to hydralazine, an antihypertensive drug. The diagnosis of occupational asthma was supported by specific inhalation challenges, which produced a late asthmatic reaction and an increase in bronchial responsiveness. No evidence of an IgE or an IgG dependent mechanism could be found.

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