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KMID : 1225720100020020141
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Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research : AAIR
2010 Volume.2 No. 2 p.141 ~ p.143
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A Case of Occupational Rhinitis Caused by Rice Powder in the Grain Industry
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Kim Joo-Hee
Kim Jeong-Eun
Choi Gil-Soon
Hwang Eui-Kyung
An So-Yeon
Ye Young-Min
Park Hae-Sim
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Abstract
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Rice is the major staple food in a large part of the world, especially in Asia. Hypersensitivity reactions to rice are rare. Moreover, cases of occupational allergies induced by inhalation of rice powder are uncommon. We report a 31-year-old male with work-related rhinitis and conjunctivitis symptoms caused by occupational exposure to rice powder in the grain industry. He showed positive responses to rice extracts on a skin prick test, and a high level of serum specific IgE to rice was detected by ELISA. Occupational rhinitis was confirmed by a nasal provocation test with rice extracts. An IgE ELISA inhibition test showed cross-creativity between rice and various grass pollen extracts. These findings suggest that the inhalation of rice powder can induce IgE-mediated occupational rhino-conjunctivitis, which may be derived from cross-reactivity to major grass pollens.
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KEYWORD
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Occupational rhinitis, rice, grass pollen, cross-reactivity, immediate hypersensitivity
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