Occupational asthma due to methyl methacrylate and cyanoacrylates.
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Five patients had asthma provoked by cyanoacrylates and one by methyl methacrylate, possibly because of the development of a specific hypersensitivity response. Acrylates have wide domestic as well as industrial uses, and inhalation of vapour emitted during their use can cause asthma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 40 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985