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Distinct Clinical Phenotypes of Occupational Asthma due to Diisocyanates.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine - 1 Jun 2017
Mason Paola, Scarpa Maria Cristina, Liviero Filippo, Guarnieri Gabriella, Maestrelli Piero
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether diisocyanate occupational asthma represents a unique phenotype. METHODS: We studied 187 patients with diagnosis of asthma due to diisocyanates confirmed by a positive specific inhalation challenge. The simplified algorithm from severe asthma research program (SARP) (Moore et al, 2010) was applied to classify patients into five clusters. RESULTS: Our patients were allocated in three of...
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