Lettuce allergy: allergies in the workplace

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2005

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Gottschalk, Gavin
Todd, Gail
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Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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University of Cape Town

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Division of Dermatology
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
A casual worker in a vegetable-packing plant developed hand and forearm eczema soon after commencing work in the lettuce-packing section. Despite a negative standard battery, targeted patch testing revealed lettuce as the offending agent; this highlights the need to use the patient's own materials identified from an appropriate risk assessment of the workplace in cases of suspected allergy. Development of her eczema may have been facilitated by chronic exposure to water, emphasizing the need for workers to have access to gloves, and education about their correct use.
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Gottschalk, G. (2005). Lettuce allergy: allergies in the workplace. Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 18(3), 144-146.

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