ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2012
Diagnosis of occupational asthma: an update.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Using Multiple Diagnostic Methods for Occupational Asthma Assessment.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
- 2021 Brazilian Thoracic Association recommendations for the management of severe asthma.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2021Review
- Work-related asthma.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2021Review
- IgE allergy diagnostics and other relevant tests in allergy, a World Allergy Organization position paper.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2020Article
- Low dose of chlorine exposure exacerbates nasal and pulmonary allergic inflammation in mice.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Recommendations for a Clinical Decision Support System for Work-Related Asthma in Primary Care Settings.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Review
- [Occupational asthma compensation in the Tunisian Center: cross-sectional study over a period of eight years].The Pan African medical journal · 2017Article
- Assessment of work-related asthma prevalence, control and severity: protocol of a field study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Occupational exposures, smoking and airway inflammation in refractory asthma.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2014Article
- A case of occupational asthma in a plastic injection process worker.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2013Article
- Potential of surface acoustic wave biosensors for early sepsis diagnosis.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2013Review
- Assessment of work-related Asthma cases: Our three-year experience.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
Work-related asthma (WRA) includes patients with sensitizer- and/or irritant-induced asthma in the workplace, as well as patients with preexisting asthma that is worsened by work factors. WRA is underdiagnosed; thus, the diagnosis is critical to prevent disease progression and its potential for morbidity and mortality. The interview is the first diagnostic tool to be used by physicians, and the question, "Does asthma improve away from work?" is of the highest sensitivity. However, history can show numerous false positives, and the relationships between asthma worsening and work should be confirmed by objective methods such as peak expiratory flow (PEF) at and away from work. PEF sensitivity and specificity can be enhanced in combination with nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine/methacholine (NSBP) before and after 2 weeks at work and a similar period off work. Immunologic testing, especially skin prick test (SPT) or specific IgE, is useful for high molecular weight allergens and some low molecular weight agents. Other immunologic tests, as well as induced sputum, measurement of exhaled nitric oxide, exhaled breath condensate, and specific inhalation challenge (SIC) are methods that contribute to the diagnosis and are typically performed at specialized facilities. A diagnosis of occupational asthma (OA) should no longer be based on a compatible history only but should be confirmed by means of objective testing. SIC is the diagnostic gold standard. When SIC is not available, the combination of PEF measurement, NSBP test , a specific SPT, or specific IgE may be an appropriate alternative in diagnosing OA.
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