title: Japanese Guideline for Occupational Allergic Diseases 2014.
abstract: In 2013, a guideline for occupational allergic diseases was published for the first time in Japan. Occupational allergic diseases are likely to worsen or become intractable as a result of continuous exposure to high concentrations of causative antigens, and are socioeconomically important diseases with which the patients might sometimes lose jobs due to work interruptions. Guidelines for occupational allergic diseases have been published in many countries. This guideline consists of six chapters about occupational asthma, occupational allergic rhinitis, occupational skin diseases, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and occupational anaphylaxis shock, and legal aspects of these diseases. The guideline is characterized with the following basic structure: Clinical Questions (CQs) are set with reference to Minds (Medical Information Network Distribution Service), statements by the committee are correspondingly listed, recommended grades and evidence levels are defined, and then descriptions and references are indicated.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dobashi
authors.affiliation: National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.affiliation: Tohkai Research Institute for Pollinosis, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokozeki
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Zenro
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ikezawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Respirology, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsurikisawa
authors.affiliation: Medical Center for Allergic and Immune Diseases, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medicine and Behavioural Science, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okumura
mesh_terms: D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D059366:Asthma, Occupational / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007564:Japan; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors