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OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bronchi
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- occupational asthma 1, record 1, English, occupational%20asthma
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tests have a number of uses in occupational asthma.(...) Serial tests can be used with serial measurements of PFR to investigate whether the asthma is primarily caused by exposure to occupational sensitizers or whether the person has airway hyperresponsiveness from non-occupational asthma with episodes of airway constriction triggered at work from physical stimuli. 1, record 1, English, - occupational%20asthma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Occupational asthma may be defined as asthma induced by acquired hypersensitivity to an agent inhaled at work. The inhaled agent asthma can therefore be regarded as an example of airway hyperresponsiveness induced by an identifiable environmental agent. 1, record 1, English, - occupational%20asthma
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bronches
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- asthme professionnel
1, record 1, French, asthme%20professionnel
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a intérêt à distinguer les différents types d'asthme suivants : asthme immunologique (ou extrinsèque), asthme idiopathique (ou intrinsèque), asthme mixte, asthme d'effort, asthme associé à une maladie broncho-pulmonaire chronique, asthme professionnel. [...] Le lieu de travail peut contenir des substances qui provoquent le wheezing. [...] Agents intervenant dans le déclenchement de l'asthme professionnel : ammoniaque, dioxyde de soufre, dioxyde d'azote, poussières (ou particules) chimiques et vapeurs [...], formaldéhyde, urée, poussières organiques. 1, record 1, French, - asthme%20professionnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
J.W. Hurst, Médecine clinique (Trad.), Masson, Paris, 1987, p. 746. 1, record 1, French, - asthme%20professionnel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cross-antigenicity 1, record 2, English, cross%2Dantigenicity
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Occupational Silk Allergy.(...) Occupational asthma in Japan related to sericulture and cross-antigenicity between silkworms and ordinary moths has been described.(...) Silkworms spin cocoons with the aid of straw or paper. This ’mabushi’ is associated with asthma which is caused by a dry powder-like matter excreted by the ripe larvae of silkworms. 1, record 2, English, - cross%2Dantigenicity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- antigénicité croisée
1, record 2, French, antig%C3%A9nicit%C3%A9%20crois%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Possibilité que peuvent avoir deux ou plusieurs antigènes de réagir avec le même anticorps. 1, record 2, French, - antig%C3%A9nicit%C3%A9%20crois%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- occupational allergy 1, record 3, English, occupational%20allergy
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Occupational Allergy :asthma, beryllium disease, sarcoidosis, silk allergy. 1, record 3, English, - occupational%20allergy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- allergie professionnelle
1, record 3, French, allergie%20professionnelle
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manifestation allergique respiratoire (asthme, poumon de fermier) ou cutanée (eczéma, urticaire, oedème de Quincke), due à l'absorption ou au contact par manipulation professionnelle de produits d'origine animale (poils), végétale (poussières de bois, fibres textiles), de produits chimiques (antibiotiques, neuroleptiques, par. ex.). 1, record 3, French, - allergie%20professionnelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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