title: [Focus: baker's asthma. Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of baker's asthma].
abstract: Baker's asthma, though having been recognized and studied since long time, still stays one of the most common causes of occupational asthma. Moreover, our understanding of the causative agents, the pathophysiological mnechanisms, the usefulness of medical surveillance, the proper treatment and prevention of the disease is still scanty. This is due to either to its complex pathogenesis or to possible confoundings, besides the still inadequate quality and standardization of the tools available as far as the allergologic diagnosis is concerned. Proper medical surveillance, validated causal therapies, efficient primary prevention are still uncertain. Change of employment or relocation is often impossible, particularly among artisan workers. Various evidences have been critically revised and summarized.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy. canzio.romano@unito.it
authors.forename: Canzio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004391:Dust; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000009:adverse effects; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000009:adverse effects; D005433:Flour / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005503:Food Additives / Q000009:adverse effects; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005638:Fruit / Q000009:adverse effects; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D007558:Italy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000069444:Omalizumab
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D004391:Dust; D005503:Food Additives; D000069444:Omalizumab; D007073:Immunoglobulin E