title: [Asthma and isocyanates].
abstract: 1. After having reviewed all the 22 patients in Belgium who are indemnified for isocyanate occupational asthma, the authors cannot find any significant factor that would permit screening and previous eviction (atopy, smoking habits). Every patient suffers from a non-specific bronchial responsiveness even after the end of exposure. 2. The specific RAST HDI, MDI, TDI, performed on 26 exposed workers suggests an IgE-mediated sensitization, that does not appear to be a reliable diagnostic or prognostic factor of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Civil, Charleroi, Belgique.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lauwers
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piérard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiriaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology; D003485:Cyanates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D003485:Cyanates; C005057:isocyanic acid
vernacular_title: Asthme et isocyanates.