[Etiology, determinants, diagnostics and prophylaxis of occupational allergic respiratory diseases in hairdressers].
Hairdressers are occupationally exposed to many substances both, allergizing and irritating. The continuous development of hairdressing services brings about new risks. The most important allergens are: persulfates (ammonium and potassium), paraphenylenediamine, and latex. A growing number of occupational allergens in the work environment of hairdresses, providing that most of them are low weight allergens, may cause some diagnostic problems. Health risks related with haidressing occupation, have prompted the researchers to pay more attention to risk factors of occupational allergy. Owing to the fact, that first morbid symptoms may occur very early, even during the apprenticeship in a hairdressing school, it is very important to indentify health risks, which can be useful in predicting the onset of occupational allergy and in developing effective prevention methods. The most common allergens at the hairdressers' workplace, risk factors, diagnostics of occupational asthma and rhinitis, as well as the prevention of these diseases are reviewed in this publication.
Klinika Chorób Zawodowych i Toksykologii, Oddział Chorób Zawodowych, Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera, Łódź. aleksandra@imp.lodz.pl
Aleksandra
A
Golińska-Zach
Patrycja
P
Krawczyk-Szulc
Jolanta
J
Walusiak-Skorupa
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D000485:Allergens; D006202:Hair Dyes; D006203:Hair Preparations