[Diagnosis and treatment strategy of diseases due to passive smoking]

Nihon Rinsho. 2013 Mar;71(3):469-72.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Passive smoking causes a wide range of diseases from membrane irritation such as sore throat or nasal symptom, to fatal diseases such as lung cancer or heart attack. Extensive epidemiological studies have revealed that passive smoking at home or at workplaces raises the all cause mortality of nonsmoking family members by 14-75%. Moreover, many people in Japan are suffered from chemical hypersensitivity due to chronic persistent passive smoking at workplaces. Most critical diagnostic clue of passive smoking caused disease is the temporal relationship of tobacco smoke exposure and disease onset. One hundred percent smoke free workplace or environment is the only effective measure for curing and preventing illnesses caused by passive smoke exposure.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / therapy*
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects
  • Environmental Exposure / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Environmental Exposure / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
  • Hypersensitivity / therapy
  • Japan
  • Risk Factors
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / adverse effects*
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / prevention & control
  • Workplace*

Substances

  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution