Occupational allergy in horticulture

144 Pages·2014·4.28 MB·English

Occupational allergy in horticulture
Gisele Clasina Maria Groenewoud
Cover: Fotografie Frank Muller Nijmegen
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Occupational allergy in horticulture
Thesis Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Occupational allergy in horticulture
Beroepsallergie in de glas- en tuinbouw
Proefsch rift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor
aan de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus Prof.dr. S.W.J. Lamberts
en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De open bare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op
woensdag 22 september 2004 om 13-45 uur
door
Gisele Clasina Maria Groenewoud
geboren te Beverwijk
Promotiecommissie
Promotor: Prof.dr. H.A.P. Pols
Overige leden: Dr. A. Burdorf
Prof.dr. H. Hooijkaas
Dr. J.S. van der Zee
Copromotoren: Dr. R. Gerth van Wijk
Dr. H. de Groot
The studies described in this thesis were performed at the Department of Allergology,
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands,
in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Chemistry of the same center and
the Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the
Netherlands.
The studies published in this thesis were supported by a grant from the Commodity
Board for Horticulture.
Financial support for publication of this thesis was generously provided by:
ALK-Abell6 BV, Artu Biologicals, Diagnostic Products Corporation Ne
derland BV, HAL Allergy, Novartis Pharma BV, Neville Chemical Europe
BV, A.C.M. Ooms Allergie BV, Sweden Diagnostics BV Affiliate of
PHARMACIADiagnosticsAB, Schering-Piough BV, UCB Pharma BV and
URSAPHARM Benelux BV
'Voor wie weet te wachten opent de tijd aile deuren'
(C hinees gezegde)
Voor mijn ouders

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction and objectives 9
Chapter 2 Prevalence of occupational allergy to bell pepper
pollen in greenhouses in the Netherlands 29
( C!in Exp Allergy 2002;32:434-440)
Chapter 3 Prevalence of occupational allergy to Chrysan-
themum pollen in greenhouses in the Netherlands 45
(Allergy 2002;57:835-840)
Chapter 4 Prevalence of sensitization to the predatory mite
Amblyseius cucumeris as a new occupational aller-
gen in horticulture 59
(Allergy 2002;57:614-619)
Chapter 5 Primary sensitization to sweet bell pepper pollen
in greenhouse workers with occupational allergy 75
( C!in Exp Allergy 2003;33:1439-1442)
Chapter 6 Impact of occupational and inhalant allergy on the
quality of life in employees of bell pepper
greenhouses 87
(Submitted)
Chapter7 General discussion 101
Chapter 8 Summary 115
Samenvatting in het Nederlands 123
Dankwoord 131
Curriculum Vitae 137