Occupational Exposure to Metals and Solvents: Allergy and Airway Diseases
| Autor: | Ozlem Kar Kurt, Nurşen Başaran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Allergy Immunology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Primary prevention Environmental health Occupational Exposure medicine Market potential Hypersensitivity Immunology and Allergy Humans Occupational contact dermatitis Asthma Occupational 030223 otorhinolaryngology Ige sensitization business.industry Allergens medicine.disease Occupational Diseases 030228 respiratory system Dermatitis Occupational Metals Solvents Occupational exposure business Airway Occupational asthma |
| Zdroj: | Current allergy and asthma reports. 20(8) |
| ISSN: | 1534-6315 |
| Popis: | Occupational allergic diseases (OAD) such as occupational contact dermatitis (OCD), occupational asthma (OA), and occupational rhinitis (OR) are the most prevalent occupational diseases in industrialized countries. The purpose of this review is to provide an update about the main occupational metal and solvent exposures related to allergy and airway diseases and to discuss newly defined causative agents and industries in this field. Currently for over 400 causative agents for OA and OCD, several hundreds of agents for OR have been identified. Although many studies have reported an overall decline in OAD related to known agents after implementation of efficient and effective workplace preventive measures, the constant development of new products continuously introduces to the market potential unknown respiratory hazards. Workplace allergens are often high molecular weight (HMW) agents that are > 10 kDa molecular weight and capable of eliciting IgE sensitization. Sensitizing low molecular weight (LMW) agents are often reactive chemicals. Metals and solvents are two large causative agent groups related to OADs that mainly behave as LMW ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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