期刊
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
卷 8, 期 10, 页码 3264-3276出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.06.031
关键词
Occupational asthma; Severe asthma; Asthma exacerbations; Asthma control; Airflow obstruction
资金
- Fondation Mont-Godinne
Exposures at work can give rise to different phenotypes of work related asthma. The focus of this review is on the diagnosis and management of sensitizer-induced occupational asthma (OA) caused by either a high- or low-molecular-weight agent encountered in the workplace. The diagnosis of OA remains a challenge for the clinician because there is no simple test with a sufficiently high level of accuracy. Instead, the diagnostic process combines different procedures in a stepwise manner. These procedures include a detailed clinical history, immunologic testing, measurement of lung function parameters and airway inflammatory markers, as well as various methods that relate changes in these functional and inflammatory indices to workplace exposure. Their diagnostic performances, alone and in combination, are critically reviewed and summarized into evidence-based key messages. A working diagnostic algorithm is proposed that can be adapted to the suspected agent, purpose of diagnosis, and available resources. Current information on the management options of OA is summarized to provide pragmatic guidance to clinicians who have to advise their patients with OA. (C) 2020 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
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