Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

Exposure Assessment
Agent Name	Tylosin
CAS Number	1401-69-0
Formula	C46-H77-N-O17
Major Category	Other Uses
Synonyms	Vetil(R); Tylon; [ChemFinder]
Category	Animal Feed Additives
Sources/Uses	Tylosin is a veterinary macrolide antibiotic. [Kanerva, p. 1176-7]
Comments	Occupational asthma has been reported; [Malo] Allergic contact dermatitis reported in farmers, feed mixers, and veterinarians; [Kanerva, p. 1176-7] OA
Reference Link	Occupational asthma due to tylosin tartrate
Skin Designation (ACGIH)	Not evaluated
Reference Link	Occupational contact dermatitis from tylosin
Adverse Effects
Asthma	Yes
Skin Sensitizer	Yes
Links to Other NLM Databases
Health Studies	Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: TYLOSIN
Toxicity Information	Search TOXNET
Chemical Information	Search ChemIDplus
Biomedical References	Search PubMed
Related Information in Haz-Map
Diseases	Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: Asthma, occupational Contact dermatitis, allergic
Processes	Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: Farming (Pesticides and Feed Additives)