title: Occupational allergens.
abstract: Occupational agents are important in a significant number of respiratory diseases. More than 250 occupational substances have been reported to cause occupational asthma. Occupational allergens are the subset of agents causing occupational diseases through an IgE-mediated mechanism. These allergens may be classified as being of either high or low molecular weight. The more common occupational allergens and the industries at increased risk of exposing workers to these agents are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology, Allergy & Rheumatology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1700 Perdido Street, Room 321 (SL-57), New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lachowsky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D010940:Plant Proteins