No more wheeze, please

I have, on occasion, gotten sick of junking around, but I've never had any junk make me sick. Until now.
I bought this old green camp desk and a few days later I put it in my office. Within hours I was sick. I had some kind of allergic reaction to either the paint used on the inside of the box, or to whatever had been stored in it. There is a strong chemical odor inside the box. The funny thing is that I didn't notice it when I bought it.
I have mild asthma, but that box triggered a bad case of "I can't breathe."
I've got it sitting outdoors to "gas out" for a few days and hopefully, I'll get to bring it inside again. If not, I guess it will have to stay outside.