title: Japanese guidelines for occupational allergic diseases 2017.
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. Electronic address: dobashik@gunma-u.ac.jp.
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: Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Zenro
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ikezawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Respirology, National Hospital Organization, Saitama National Hospital, Saitama, 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, School of Medicine, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medicine and Behavioral Science, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayama
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007564:Japan; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010641:Phenotype; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens
keywords: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Occupational allergic rhinitis; Occupational anaphylaxis; Occupational asthma; Occupational skin diseases