Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology

Table 12.2

Occupational

Cannabis

allergy cases

Location

Number of patients instudy

Route of exposure

Clinical presentation

Allergens(molecularweights)

Reference

Munich, Germany

2

Long term occupational contactexposure

Nasal congestion,rhinitis, sneezing

N/A

(Herzinger et al. 2011

)

Leeds and York,United Kingdom

1

Long term occupational contactexposure

Urticaria

N/A

(Williams et al. 2008

)

Solihull, UnitedKingdom

1

Long term occupational contactexposure

Rhinitis, headache,urticaria

N/A

(Majmudaret al.

2006

)

Vienna, Austria

1

Long term occupational contactexposure

Urticaria

N/A

(Lindemayr andJager

1980

)

Madrid, Spain

1

Occupational exposure throughinhalation of

C. sativa

seed

fragments

Rhinorrhea, chesttightness, dyspnea,wheezing

N/A

(Vidal et al. 1991

)

Zagreb, Croatia andNew York City, NY(USA)

111 in the

first study

and 66 in the follow-upstudy

Occupational exposure in softhemp processing mill

Chronic cough,phlegm, dyspnea, etc.

N/A

(Zuskin et al. 1990

,^1994

)

Shef

field and Norfolk,

United Kingdom

11

Occupational exposure in hempprocessing mill

Chest tightness andwheezing in somepatients

N/A

(Fishwick et al. 2001

)

Granada and Madrid,Spain

1

Occupational exposure at aresearch laboratory

Perennialrhinoconjunctivitis

37 and twobands at*

70

-^80

(Mayoral et al. 2008

)

Madrid, Spain

1

Occupational exposure fromhandling plant leaves duringcultivation

Wheals and pruritus

12 and 14

(RojasPerez-Ezquerraet al.

2014

)

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