Table 1. Wood species described to induce sIgE-mediated allergic symptoms.
| Woods | Species | Symptoms | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiruana | Pouteria bullata / caimito | OA | Booth 1976 [14] |
| Alder | Alnus glutinaosa | OA | Ahman1995 [2] |
| Angelim Pedra | Hymenolobium petraeum | OA | Alday, 2005 [6] |
| Antiaris | Antiaris africana | OA | Higuero 2001 [50] |
| Ash | Fracinus excelsior | OA | Fernández-Rivas [36] Oertmann1993 [76] Spiewak 1994 [96] |
| Beech | Fagus sylvatica | OA,OR | Hernandez 1999 [46] Kespohl 2010 [66] Oertmann1993 [76] Kersten 1994 [61] Spiewak 1994 [96] Wilhelmsson 1984 [104] |
| Bethabara, Ipe | Tabebuia spec. | OA | Yacoub 2005 [109] Algranti 2005 [8] |
| Birch | Betula spec. | OA, OR | Wilhelmsson 1984 [104] Ahman 1996 [3] Ahman 1996 [4] |
| Cabreuva | Myrpcarüis fastogoatris | OA,OR, EAA | Pala 2010 [79] Baur 2000 [12] Innocenti 1991 [53] |
| Cedar of Lebanon | Cedra libani | RS | Greenberg 1972 [43] |
| Cedar eastern white | Thuja occidentalis | OA | Cartier 1986 [21] Malo 1994 [69] |
| Cedar western red | Thuja plicata | OA | Chan-Yeung 1992 [26] Lam 1983 [67] Côté 1990 [30] Pickering 1972 [81] |
| Cedrorana | Cedrelinga catenaeformis Ducke | OA, OR | Eire 2006 [35] |
| Cherry | Prunus avium | Allergy | Abendroth 1992 [1] Kersten 1994 [61] Obata 2000 [75] |
| Cocobolla / Palisander |
Dalbergia retusa
Dalbergia spec. |
RS OA |
Eaton 1973 [34] Godnic-Cvar 1990 [42] |
| Falcata wood | Albizia falcataria | OA | Tomioka 2006 [97] |
| Fernanbouc | Caesalpinia echinata | RS | Hausen 1990 [45] |
| Fir | Abies spec. | OA | Kespohl 2011 [62] Kersten 1994 [61] |
| Gaboon | Aucoumea spec. | OA | Kersten 1994 [61] |
| Imbuia | Phoebe porosa | OA | Jeebhay 1996 [58] Pitt 1985 [82] |
| Iroko, Kambala | Chlorophora excelsa | OA | Kersten 1994 [61] Ricciardi 2003 [88] Pickering 1972 [81] Azofra 1989 [10] |
| Jatoba wood | Hymenaea courbaril | OA | Quirce 2004 [85] |
| Kejaat wood | Pterocarpus anglolensis | OA | Ordman 1949 [77] |
| Limba | Terminalia superba | OA | Oertmann 1993 [76] Kersten 1994 [61] Wirtz 1997 [106] |
| Lobust wood | Robinia pseudoacacia L. | OA | Kespohl 2006 [63] |
| Mahagoni african | Khaya anthoteca | OA | Oertmann 1993 [76] |
| Mahahoni american | Swietenia mahagoni | OA | Kersten 1994 [61] |
| Macrore | Tieghemella heckelii | OA | Oertmann 1993 [76] Kersten 1994 [61] |
| Meranti | Shorea pauciflora | OA | Vandenplas 1996 [99] Kersten 1994 [61] |
| Mukali | Aningeria robusta | OA | Garcés 1995 [41] |
| Oak | Quercus robur | OA, OR | Abendroth 1992 [1] Aldunate 1998 [7] Malo 1995 [68] Oertmann 1993 [76] Wilhelmsson 1984 [104] Spiewak1994 [96] |
| Obeche | Triplochiton scleroxylon | OA, OR | Campo 2012 [18] Airaksinen 2008 [5] Vidal 2006 [103] Kespohl 2005 [64] Pontier 2002 [83] Ferrer 2001 [37] Quirce 2000 [84] Wirtz 1997 [106] Reijula 1994 [87] Oertmann1993 [76] Kersten1994 [61] Hinojosa1986 [48] Hinojosa1984 [49] |
| Olive tree | Olea europaea | sIgE | Campo 2010 [19] |
| Palisander | Dalbergia spec. | RS OA |
Eaton 1973 [34] Godnic-Cvar 1990 [42] |
| Pau marfim | Balfourodendron riedelianum | OA | Basomba 1991 [11] |
| Pine | Pinus sylvestris | OA | Kersten 1994 [61] Dutkiewicz 2001 [33] Kespohl 2011 [62] Kespohl 2010 [66] Skovsted 2003 [95] Douwes 2001 [31] Malmström 1999 [71] Spiewak1994 [96] |
| Ramin | Gonystylus bancanus | OA | Hinojosa 1986 [48] |
| Sequoia | Sequoia sempervirens | OA | Chan-Yeung 1976 [23] |
| Sapelli / Sipo mahagoni | Entandrophragma cylindricum | OA | Kersten 1994 [61] Oertmann 1993 [76] |
| Soapbark | Quillaja saponaria | OA | Raghuprasad 1980 [86] |
| Spindle tree | Eunominus europaeus | sIgE | Herold 1991 [47] |
| Spruce | Picea abies | OA | Oertmann 1993 [76] Kersten 1994 [61] Kespohl 2011 [62] |
| Tali wood | Erythophleum suaveolens | OA | Quirce 2004 [85] |
| Tanganyika | Tanganyika aningre | OA | Paggiaro 1981 [78] |
| Teak | Tectona grandis | OA | Oertmann 1993 [76] |
| Walnut | Juglans olanchana | OA | Bush 1983 [16] |
| Zebrawood | Microberlinia spec | OA | Bush 1978 [17] |
The list of relevant wood allergens was generated as update of following sources: van Kampen V et al. [100]. Sastre J and Quirce S. Sensitizing Agents Inducers of Occupational Asthma and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. http://eaaci.net/sections-a-igs/ig-on-occupational-allergy/allergen-list.html, Wirtz C et al. [105]. http://www.Allergom.org – wood allergens on Allergome database December 2011.OA: occupational asthma, OR: occupational rhinitis, RS: not sIgE-mediated respiratory symptoms, EAA: extrinsic allergic alveolitis, sIgE: specific IgE.