Asthma related to cleaning agents: a clinical insight.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the agents causing asthmatic reactions during specific inhalation challenges (SICs) in workers with cleaning-related asthma symptoms and to assess the pattern of bronchial responses in order to identify the mechanisms involved in cleaning-related asthma.

Design

A retrospective case series analysis.

Setting

The study included all participants who completed an SIC procedure with the cleaning/disinfection products suspected of causing work-related asthma over the period 1992-2011 in a tertiary centre, which is the single specialised centre of the French-speaking part of Belgium where all participants with work-related asthma are referred to for SIC.

Results

The review identified 44 participants who completed an SIC with cleaning/disinfection

SUBMITTER: Vandenplas O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3780339 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature