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Occupational asthma induced by exposure to lima bean ( Phaseolus lunatus)

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 108; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.anai.2011.10.009

1534-4436

Stefano Tonini, L. Perfetti, Patrizia Pignatti, Gianni Pala, Gianna Moscato,

Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

We report the first case of occupational asthma (OA) due to the exposure to vapors from boiling Phaseolus lunatus in a food processing industry. Phaseolus lunatus, commonly known as the lima bean or butter bean, belongs to the Leguminosae family and is native of the Central America and Andean regions.