Occupational rhinitis
EAACI Task Force on Occupational Rhinitis,
G. Moscato,
O. Vandenplas,
R. Gerth Van Wijk,
J. L. Malo,
S. Quirce, J. Walusiak,
R. Castano,
H. De Groot,
I. Folletti,
D. Gautrin,
M. R. Yacoub,
L. Perfetti,
A. Siracusa,
EAACI Task Force on Occupational Rhinitis
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorG. Moscato
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorO. Vandenplas
Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques de Mont-Godinne, Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorR. Gerth Van Wijk
Department of Allergology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. Malo
Center for Asthma in the Workplace, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Centre de Recherche-Pneumologie, Montréal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Walusiak
Department of Occupational Diseases, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland
Search for more papers by this authorR. Castano
Center for Asthma in the Workplace, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Centre de Recherche-Pneumologie, Montréal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorH. De Groot
Department of Allergology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorI. Folletti
Occupational Medicine, Terni Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorD. Gautrin
Center for Asthma in the Workplace, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Centre de Recherche-Pneumologie, Montréal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorM. R. Yacoub
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorL. Perfetti
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Siracusa
Occupational Medicine, Terni Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEAACI Task Force on Occupational Rhinitis,
G. Moscato,
O. Vandenplas,
R. Gerth Van Wijk,
J. L. Malo,
S. Quirce, J. Walusiak,
R. Castano,
H. De Groot,
I. Folletti,
D. Gautrin,
M. R. Yacoub,
L. Perfetti,
A. Siracusa,
EAACI Task Force on Occupational Rhinitis
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorG. Moscato
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorO. Vandenplas
Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques de Mont-Godinne, Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorR. Gerth Van Wijk
Department of Allergology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. Malo
Center for Asthma in the Workplace, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Centre de Recherche-Pneumologie, Montréal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Walusiak
Department of Occupational Diseases, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland
Search for more papers by this authorR. Castano
Center for Asthma in the Workplace, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Centre de Recherche-Pneumologie, Montréal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorH. De Groot
Department of Allergology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorI. Folletti
Occupational Medicine, Terni Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorD. Gautrin
Center for Asthma in the Workplace, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Centre de Recherche-Pneumologie, Montréal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorM. R. Yacoub
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorL. Perfetti
Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Siracusa
Occupational Medicine, Terni Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGianna Moscato, MDServizio di Allergologia e Immunologia ClinicaFondazione Salvatore MaugeriIRCCSVia Salvatore Maugeri 1027100 PaviaItaly
Abstract
The present document is the result of a consensus reached by a panel of experts from European and nonEuropean countries on Occupational Rhinitis (OR), a disease of emerging relevance, which has received little attention in comparison to occupational asthma. The document covers the main items of OR including epidemiology, diagnosis, management, socio-economic impact, preventive strategies and medicolegal issues. An operational definition and classification of OR tailored to that of occupational asthma, as well as a diagnostic algorithm based on steps allowing different levels of diagnostic evidence, are proposed. The needs for future research are pointed out. Key messages are issued for each item.
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