Occupational asthma due to tampico fiber bystander exposure in a  brush production company—case report and literature review

ConclusionTampico fibers are robust fibers obtained from the leaves of the MexicanAgave lechugilla. The literature describes several cases of skin reactions in the form of irritant contact dermatitis due to occupational exposure to agave leaves or contact with agave sap. In the present case, the asthma symptoms of a  female worker in a brush factory were attributed to inhalant bystander exposure to tampico fibers in the workplace. The unequivocal evidence of sensitization to tampico fibers met the medical requirements for the recognition of an occupational disease (BK 4301).
Source: Allergo Journal International - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research