Anaphylaxis in an airplane after insecticide spraying.

J Travel Med

Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, [corrected] Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Published: February 2011

Flights departing from malarious areas are sprayed with pyrethroids. They are presumed to be safe since reports of adverse responses among passengers or crew were only anecdotal. However, asthmatic reactions after domestic and occupational exposure have been published. We present the first case description of pyrethroid allergy in an airplane.

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