Article
Pathogenesis and disease mechanisms of occupational asthma.
Immunology and allergy clinics of North America - 1 Nov 2011
Lummus Zana L, Wisnewski Adam V, Bernstein David I
Abstract excerpt
Occupational asthma (OA) is one of the most common forms of work-related lung disease in all industrialized nations. The clinical management of patients with OA depends on an understanding of the multifactorial pathogenetic mechanisms that can contribute to this disease. This article discusses the various immunologic and nonimmunologic mechanisms and genetic susceptibility factors that drive the inflammatory...
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