Assessment and management of occupational asthma
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Cullinan, Paul
Vandenplas, Olivier
Bernstein, David
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Exposures at work can give rise to different phenotypes of “work-related asthma.” The focus of this review is on the diagnosis and management of sensitizer-induced occupational asthma (OA) caused by either a high- or low-molecular-weight agent encountered in the workplace. The diagnosis of OA remains a challenge for the clinician because there is no simple test with a sufficiently high level of accuracy. Instead, the diagnostic process combines different procedures in a stepwise manner. These procedures include a detailed clinical history, immunologic testing, measurement of lung function parameters and airway inflammatory markers, as well as various methods that relate changes in these functional and inflammatory indices to workplace exposure. Their diagnostic performances, alone and in combination, are critically reviewed and summarized into evidence-based key messages. A working diagnostic algorithm is proposed that can be adapted to the suspected agent, purpose of diagnosis, and available resources. Current information on the management options of OA is summarized to provide pragmatic guidance to clinicians who have to advise their patients with OA.
Date Issued
2020-11-01
Date Acceptance
2020-06-02
Citation
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 2020, 8 (10), pp.3264-3276
ISSN
2213-2198
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
3264
End Page
3276
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Volume
8
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000588386800005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Allergy
Immunology
Occupational asthma
Severe asthma
Asthma exacerbations
Asthma control
Airflow obstruction
EXHALED NITRIC-OXIDE
PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW
DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME RADS
NATURAL-RUBBER LATEX
SKIN PRICK TEST
INHALATION CHALLENGE
AIRWAY INFLAMMATION
DIAGNOSTIC-ACCURACY
EXPOSURE
WORK
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-11-05