title: Occupational respiratory and dermatologic disease.
abstract: Many diseases caused by occupational exposures may have an allergic or immunopathogenetic basis. These include asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, the pulmonary disease-anemia syndrome, allergic contact dermatitis, and contact urticaria. This article discusses concepts important to the understanding of occupational forms of these diseases and provides approaches to their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens