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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Assessment of work-related Asthma cases: Our three-year experience.

Ayse Coskun Beyan, Nur Safak Alici, Arif Cimrin

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ayse Coskun BeyanAyse Coskun Beyan, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Department, Izmir, Turkey.
Nur Safak AliciNur Safak Alici, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Department, Izmir, Turkey.
Arif CimrinArif Cimrin, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Department, Izmir, Turkey.
Dokuz Eylül University · TRInstitute of Occupational Medicine · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWork-related asthma (WRA) is one of the most common occupational diseases. In this study, we aimed to review diagnosing procedures and the characteristics of patients who were diagnosed with WRA.

methodsBetween November 2013 and June 2016; 214 patients were referred to our clinic with WRA suspicion by an occupational health specialist, personal visit, chest disease specialists [61 (28%), 51 (23%), and 102 (47%) respectively]. Occupational history, functional and radiological assessment, skin prick test, PEF monitoring were done.

resultsFifty-four patients (25%) were diagnosed with OA, and 24 (11%) with WEA, total 78 workers were diagnosed with WRA. Twenty-five (32.1%) had allergic rhinitis, 13 (16.7%) had allergic dermatitis, and 8 (10%) had both diseases.

conclusionWRA can be seen in many areas. Complaints are the basic route for admission to physician, and the diagnosis can be delayed for a long time as one year. Lower rates of referral by occupational health physicians are the signs of limitations on management of cases. Non-specific BPT and skin prick test for selected cases would be sufficient besides occupational history and clinical examination for the diagnosis of WRA. PEF assessment, one of the most important tests for the diagnosis of WRA, must be performed.

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Occupational asthmaPEF monitoringSkin-prick testWork exacerbated asthmaWork related asthma

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PMCPMC5673739
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