Allergic contact dermatitis and asthma caused by limonene in a labourer handling citrus fruits

Contact Dermatitis. 2008 May;58(5):315-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01294.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Asthma / chemically induced*
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Citrus / adverse effects*
  • Cyclohexenes / adverse effects*
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
  • Dermatitis, Occupational / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Occupational / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Limonene
  • Male
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects
  • Patch Tests
  • Terpenes / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Cyclohexenes
  • Terpenes
  • Limonene