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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