title: Occupational rhinitis.
abstract: The present document is the result of a consensus reached by a panel of experts from European and nonEuropean countries on Occupational Rhinitis (OR), a disease of emerging relevance, which has received little attention in comparison to occupational asthma. The document covers the main items of OR including epidemiology, diagnosis, management, socio-economic impact, preventive strategies and medicolegal issues. An operational definition and classification of OR tailored to that of occupational asthma, as well as a diagnostic algorithm based on steps allowing different levels of diagnostic evidence, are proposed. The needs for future research are pointed out. Key messages are issued for each item.
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vandenplas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gerth Van Wijk
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Malo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quirce
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walusiak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Groot
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Folletti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gautrin
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Yacoub
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perfetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siracusa
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors