| Clinical and inflammatory features of occupational asthma caused by persulphate salts in comparison with asthma associated with occupational rhinitis. | |
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PMID: 20015325 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The relationships between asthma and rhinitis are still a crucial point in respiratory allergy and have scarcely been analysed in occupational setting. We aimed to compare the clinical and inflammatory features of subjects with occupational asthma only (OA) to subjects with OA associated to occupational rhinitis (OAR) caused by persulphate salts. METHODS: The clinical charts of 26 subjects diagnosed in our Unit as respiratory allergy caused by ammonium persulphate (AP), confirmed by specific inhalation challenge (SIC), were reviewed. Twenty-two out of twenty-six patients underwent pre-SIC-induced sputum challenge test (IS) and 24/26 underwent nasal secretion collection and processing. RESULTS: Twelve out of twenty-six patients received a diagnosis of OA-only and 14/26 of OAR. Duration of exposure before diagnosis, latency period between the beginning of exposure and asthma symptom onset, basal FEV(1), airway reactivity to methacholine and asthma severity did not differ in the two groups. Eosinophilic inflammation of upper and lower airways characterized both groups. Eosinophil percentage in IS tended to be higher in OAR [11.9 (5.575-13.925)%] than in OA-only [2.95 (0.225-12.5)%] (P = 0.31). Eosinophilia in nasal secretions was present both in subjects with OAR [55 (46-71)%] and in subjects with OA-only [38 (15-73.5)%], without any significant difference. DISCUSSION: Our results indicate that OA because of ammonium persulphate coexists with occupational rhinitis in half of the patients. Unexpectedly, rhinitis did not seem to have an impact on the natural history of asthma. The finding of nasal inflammation in subjects with OA-only without clinical manifestations of rhinitis supports the united airway disease concept in occupational respiratory allergy as a result of persulphates. |
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Authors:
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G Moscato; G Pala; L Perfetti; M Frascaroli; P Pignatti |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2009-12-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Allergy Volume: 65 ISSN: 1398-9995 ISO Abbreviation: Allergy Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-16 Completed Date: 2010-10-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7804028 Medline TA: Allergy Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 784-90 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Research and Care, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Via Maugeri 10, Pavia, Italy. gianna.moscato@fsm.it |
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Adult Ammonium Sulfate / toxicity* Asthma / chemically induced, etiology*, pathology Eosinophilia / etiology Female Humans Inflammation / etiology* Male Methacholine Chloride / pharmacology Occupational Diseases / chemically induced, etiology*, pathology Retrospective Studies Rhinitis / complications*, etiology, pathology Young Adult |
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62-51-1/Methacholine Chloride; 7727-54-0/ammonium peroxydisulfate; 7783-20-2/Ammonium Sulfate |
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