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Volume 345:1068-1069 October 4, 2001 Number 14
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Asthma Caused by a Cathedral Wall

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To the Editor: The addition of egg to the paste used to protect stone buildings is an old custom, with origins in ancient Rome.1,2 We describe a patient who had an episode of severe asthma and atopic dermatitis caused by the release of this hidden allergen during the cleaning and repairing of a cathedral wall from the 16th century.

A 20-year-old woman was hospitalized with atopic dermatitis involving 60 percent of her body surface and moderate asthma. Skin-prick tests were positive for grass pollen, cat dander, bird feathers, egg white, and egg yolk. A test for specific IgE antibodies to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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