EAACI position paper on occupational rhinitis.
The present document is the result of a consensus reached by a panel of experts from European and non-European 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 on that of occupational asthma, as well as a diagnostic algorithm based on steps allowing for different levels of diagnostic evidence are proposed. The needs for future research are pointed out. Key messages are issued for each item.
Moscato
Gianna
G
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. gmoscato@fsm.it
Vandenplas
Olivier
O
Van Wijk
Roy Gerth
RG
Malo
Jean-Luc
JL
Perfetti
Luca
L
Quirce
Santiago
S
Walusiak
Jolanta
J
Castano
Roberto
R
Pala
Gianni
G
Gautrin
Denyse
D
De Groot
Hans
H
Folletti
Ilenia
I
Yacoub
Mona Rita
MR
Siracusa
Andrea
A
D000465:Algorithms; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014942:Workers' Compensation