Occupational asthma caused by inhaling smoke from roasting perilla seeds

Perilla is an Asian grain that consumed for food ingredient, oil crops, medicinal materials through the process of roasting. A 49-year-old male has been roasting grains for 10 years, who met with shortness of breath during the roasting perilla seeds, but not in other situations. Serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) level, serum eosinophil count and skin prick test didn`t showed significant results. Methacholine bronchial provocation test was...