[Obstructive airway diseases due to occupation and profession]
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[Obstructive airway diseases due to occupation and profession]. / Baur, Xaver.
In: DEUT MED WOCHENSCHR, Vol. 131, No. 48, 48, 2006, p. 2705-2706.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Obstructive airway diseases due to occupation and profession]
AU - Baur, Xaver
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Prevalences of obstructive airway diseases, i.e. of bronchial asthma and COPD, are in the range of 5% in our populations. Approximately every 10th of these cases is caused by occupational agents. Due to different pathomechanisms and legal definitions allergic disorders have to be separated from irritant disorders. A further entity represents isocyanate induced diseases (caused by hardeners, agents for manufacturing of plastics etc.). The latter mainly behave as irritants but may also elicit allergic reactions. Among causative occupational allergens flour, food and feed products and latex dominate; among irritative agents hairdresser material, welding and cutting fumes and varnishes are most important. In most cases prognosis is poor; it depends on duration of exposure to causative agents. This emphasizes the need of early diagnosis and individual preventive measures.
AB - Prevalences of obstructive airway diseases, i.e. of bronchial asthma and COPD, are in the range of 5% in our populations. Approximately every 10th of these cases is caused by occupational agents. Due to different pathomechanisms and legal definitions allergic disorders have to be separated from irritant disorders. A further entity represents isocyanate induced diseases (caused by hardeners, agents for manufacturing of plastics etc.). The latter mainly behave as irritants but may also elicit allergic reactions. Among causative occupational allergens flour, food and feed products and latex dominate; among irritative agents hairdresser material, welding and cutting fumes and varnishes are most important. In most cases prognosis is poor; it depends on duration of exposure to causative agents. This emphasizes the need of early diagnosis and individual preventive measures.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 131
SP - 2705
EP - 2706
JO - DEUT MED WOCHENSCHR
JF - DEUT MED WOCHENSCHR
SN - 0012-0472
IS - 48
M1 - 48
ER -
