Occupational airway diseases.
In this review we describe characteristics of occupational airway diseases, as well as physical and chemical characteristics of agents inducing airway disease. Occupational airway diseases include industrial bronchitis, reactive airway dysfunction syndrome, bronchiolitis obliterans, and occupational asthma. High- and low-molecular weight substances associated with occupational airway disease are listed. The importance of host factors is stressed. Diagnostic approaches, particularly indicators for specific challenge testing with occupational materials, are described. Preventive and control measures are presented.
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational