Occupational asthma caused by an epoxy amine hardener

O. Vandenplas; C. Rifflart; G. Evrard; J. Thimpont; M. Seed; R. Agius

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqx151

Occupational asthma caused by an epoxy amine hardener

O. Vandenplas^*, C. Rifflart, G. Evrard, J. Thimpont, M. Seed, R. Agius

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Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care (L5)

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Abstract

We describe a 43-year-old epoxy floor layer who developed work-related asthma while exposed to an epoxy hardener based on isophorone diamine (IPDA). Challenge exposures to the curing of the epoxy resin system and subsequently to the polyfunctional amine hardener containing IPDA both elicited delayed asthmatic reactions. This report further indicates that exposure to epoxy hardeners containing polyfunctional amines should be considered as a potential cause of occupational asthma. Appropriate work hygiene measures should be implemented to minimize airborne exposure to these volatile compounds.

Original language	English
Article number	kqx151
Pages (from-to)	22-724
Number of pages	703
Journal	Occupational Medicine
Volume	67
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx151
Publication status	Published - 12 Oct 2017

Keywords

Amines
Asthma
Bronchoprovocation tests
Occupational diseases

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