Occupational asthma (OA) with sensitization to diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) presenting at the onset like a reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS)

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-328

  Perfetti, Luca ^a   Bramé, Barbara ^a   Ferrari, Massimo ^b   Moscato, Gianna ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diphenylmethane diisocyanate isocyanates; Irritants; Occupational asthma; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYLMETHANE 4,4' DIISOCYANATE; IRRITANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PROVOCATION TEST; REACTIVE AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ASTHMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ISOCYANATES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0042338521     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10262     Document Type: Article

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