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RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Respiratory System
  • Toxicology
CONT

"Respiratory tract sensitization" means the development in a person who is not atopic of severe asthma-like symptoms on exposure to a substance to which the person has been exposed ... [Source: Controlled Products Regulations.]

CONT

There are two different types of occupational sensitization; skin and respiratory. ... Sensitization of the respiratory system may result in symptoms similar to a severe asthmatic attack. ... The Controlled Products Regulations describe technical criteria for identifying materials which are respiratory tract sensitizers or skin sensitizers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Appareil respiratoire
  • Toxicologie
DEF

Manifestation de graves symptômes de type asthmatique chez une personne non atopique mise en présence d'une substance à laquelle elle a été exposée. [Source : Réglementation concernant les produits contrôlés.]

OBS

Voir aussi «anaphylaxie» et «sensibilisation allergique».

Spanish

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