Japanese guidelines for occupational allergic diseases 2017

[ABSTRACT] In 2013, a guideline for occupational allergic diseases was published for the first time in Japan. Occupational allergic diseases are likely to worsen or become intractable as a result of continuous exposure to high concentrations of causative antigens, and are socioeconomically important...

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Published inAllergology International Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 265 - 280
Main Authors Kunio Dobashia, Kazuo Akiyamab, Atsushi Usamic, Hiroo Yokozekid, Zenro Ikezawae, Naomi Tsurikisawaf, Yoichi Nakamurag, Kazuhiro Satoh, Jiro Okumurai, Kaoru Takayamaj, on behalf of Committee for Japanese Guideline for Diagnosis and Management of Occupational Allergic Disease, The Japanese Society of Allergology
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JAPANESE SOCIETY OF ALLERGOLOGY 01.04.2017
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Summary:[ABSTRACT] In 2013, a guideline for occupational allergic diseases was published for the first time in Japan. Occupational allergic diseases are likely to worsen or become intractable as a result of continuous exposure to high concentrations of causative antigens, and are socioeconomically important diseases with which the patients might sometimes lose jobs due to work interruptions. Guidelines for occupational allergic diseases have been published in many countries. This guideline consists of six chapters about occupational asthma, occupational allergic rhinitis, occupational skin diseases, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and occupational anaphylaxis shock, and legal aspects of these diseases. The guideline is characterized with the following basic structure : Clinical Questions (CQs) are set with reference to Minds (Medical Information Network Distribution Service), statements by the committee are correspondingly listed, recommended grades and evidence levels are defined, and then descriptions and references are indicated.
ISSN:1323-8930