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Occupational asthma

MedGen UID:
452342
•Concept ID:
C0264423
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Asthma, Occupational; Asthmas, Occupational; Occupational Asthma; Occupational Asthmas
SNOMED CT: Occupational asthma (57607007); Industrial asthma (57607007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0022742

Definition

Asthma attacks caused, triggered, or exacerbated by OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOccupational asthma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Assessment and Management of Occupational Asthma.
Cullinan P, Vandenplas O, Bernstein D
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Nov-Dec;8(10):3264-3275. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.06.031. PMID: 33161958
Management and prevention of occupational asthma.
Tarlo SM
Minerva Med 2017 Jun;108(3):229-238. Epub 2016 Dec 20 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.16.04972-7. PMID: 28001013
Occupational asthma: diagnostic challenges and management dilemmas.
Trivedi V, Apala DR, Iyer VN
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2017 Mar;23(2):177-183. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000352. PMID: 27875341

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Occupational Rhinitis.
Vandenplas O, Hox V, Bernstein D
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Nov-Dec;8(10):3311-3321. Epub 2020 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.06.047. PMID: 32653647
Occupational Animal Allergy.
Stave GM
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2018 Feb 16;18(2):11. doi: 10.1007/s11882-018-0755-0. PMID: 29453631
Occupational Rhinitis.
Grammer LC 3rd
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2016 May;36(2):333-41. Epub 2016 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2015.12.009. PMID: 27083106
Irritant-induced asthma.
Labrecque M
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2012 Apr;12(2):140-4. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32835143b8. PMID: 22327170
Occupational asthma.
Mapp CE, Boschetto P, Maestrelli P, Fabbri LM
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 Aug 1;172(3):280-305. Epub 2005 Apr 28 doi: 10.1164/rccm.200311-1575SO. PMID: 15860754

Diagnosis

Occupational asthma.
Cormier M, Lemière C
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020 Jan 1;24(1):8-21. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0301. PMID: 32005302
Work-exacerbated Asthma.
Harber P, Redlich CA, Henneberger P
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Jan 15;197(2):P1-P2. doi: 10.1164/rccm.1972P1. PMID: 29327949Free PMC Article
Diagnosing occupational asthma.
Vandenplas O, Suojalehto H, Cullinan P
Clin Exp Allergy 2017 Jan;47(1):6-18. doi: 10.1111/cea.12858. PMID: 27883240
Occupational asthma.
Tarlo SM, Lemiere C
N Engl J Med 2014 Feb 13;370(7):640-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1301758. PMID: 24521110
Occupational asthma.
Kenyon NJ, Morrissey BM, Schivo M, Albertson TE
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug;43(1-2):3-13. doi: 10.1007/s12016-011-8272-0. PMID: 21573916

Therapy

Occupational Rhinitis: An Update.
Zamora-Sifuentes J, Poole JA
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2023 Oct;23(10):579-587. Epub 2023 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s11882-023-01103-z. PMID: 37452992Free PMC Article
Occupational asthma.
Cormier M, Lemière C
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020 Jan 1;24(1):8-21. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0301. PMID: 32005302
Work-exacerbated Asthma.
Harber P, Redlich CA, Henneberger P
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Jan 15;197(2):P1-P2. doi: 10.1164/rccm.1972P1. PMID: 29327949Free PMC Article
Diagnosing occupational asthma.
Vandenplas O, Suojalehto H, Cullinan P
Clin Exp Allergy 2017 Jan;47(1):6-18. doi: 10.1111/cea.12858. PMID: 27883240
Occupational asthma.
Tarlo SM, Lemiere C
N Engl J Med 2014 Feb 13;370(7):640-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1301758. PMID: 24521110

Prognosis

Occupational Rhinitis: An Update.
Zamora-Sifuentes J, Poole JA
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2023 Oct;23(10):579-587. Epub 2023 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s11882-023-01103-z. PMID: 37452992Free PMC Article
Occupational rhinitis and occupational asthma: Association or progression?
Balogun RA, Siracusa A, Shusterman D
Am J Ind Med 2018 Apr;61(4):293-307. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1002/ajim.22819. PMID: 29411403
Occupational asthma.
Feary J, Pinnock H, Cullinan P
BMJ 2016 Jun 3;353:i2658. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i2658. PMID: 27260766
Occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma.
Friedman-Jimenez G, Harrison D, Luo H
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2015 Jun;36(3):388-407. Epub 2015 May 29 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1550157. PMID: 26024347
Occupational rhinitis: an update.
Stevens WW, Grammer LC 3rd
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2015 Jan;15(1):487. doi: 10.1007/s11882-014-0487-8. PMID: 25430949

Clinical prediction guides

Occupational Rhinitis: An Update.
Zamora-Sifuentes J, Poole JA
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2023 Oct;23(10):579-587. Epub 2023 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s11882-023-01103-z. PMID: 37452992Free PMC Article
Occupational asthma in teachers.
Burge S, Moore V, Burge C, Robertson A, Huntley C, Walters G
Occup Med (Lond) 2022 Dec 7;72(8):541-549. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqac087. PMID: 36097688
Novel approaches in occupational asthma diagnosis and management.
Quirce S, Domínguez-Ortega J, Luna JA
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2021 Jan;27(1):9-14. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000737. PMID: 33141780
Environmental Causes of Asthma.
Cockcroft DW
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Feb;39(1):12-18. Epub 2018 Feb 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1606219. PMID: 29427981
Smoking and occupational asthma.
Siracusa A, Marabini A, Folletti I, Moscato G
Clin Exp Allergy 2006 May;36(5):577-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02486.x. PMID: 16650041

Recent systematic reviews

Factors associated with occupational asthma among food industry workers: A systematic review.
Md Zamri ASS, Saruddin MZ, Harun A, Abd Aziz SF, Aizad Za'bah AK, Dapari R, Hassan MR, Che Dom N, Syed Abdul Rahim SS
PLoS One 2023;18(6):e0287040. Epub 2023 Jun 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287040. PMID: 37307252Free PMC Article
Reported Cases and Diagnostics of Occupational Insect Allergy: A Systematic Review.
Ganseman E, Gouwy M, Bullens DMA, Breynaert C, Schrijvers R, Proost P
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Dec 21;24(1) doi: 10.3390/ijms24010086. PMID: 36613529Free PMC Article
Is Isocyanate Exposure and Occupational Asthma Still a Major Occupational Health Concern? Systematic Literature Review.
Coureau E, Fontana L, Lamouroux C, Pélissier C, Charbotel B
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Dec 14;18(24) doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413181. PMID: 34948791Free PMC Article
Systematic Review: Occupational illness in the waste and recycling sector.
Poole CJM, Basu S
Occup Med (Lond) 2017 Dec 2;67(8):626-636. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqx153. PMID: 29165683Free PMC Article
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
Borak J, Lefkowitz RY
Occup Med (Lond) 2016 Mar;66(2):95-105. Epub 2015 Nov 20 doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqv158. PMID: 26590957

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