Occupational Rhinitis in the Slovak Republic - a Long-Term Retrospective Study

Perečinský, Slavomír; Legáth, Jaroslav; Varga, Marek; Javorský, Martin; Bátora, I; Климентова, Г. Ю.

doi:10.21101/cejph.a3925

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“…Notwithstanding this limitation, 6 of the 43 studies lacking cross‐tabulation (plus all four studies lacking objective pulmonary function tests) provided partial associational data, in which either: 1) the proportion of (presumed) occupational rhinitis cases developing occupational asthma (or vice versa) is reported (albeit in the absence of background rates); or 2) the sequence of development of nasal and chest symptoms are tabulated. Individual study characteristics of excluded studies, including study designs, principal exposure(s), health endpoint(s), number of subjects, and measure(s) of effect appear in Supplemental Tables S1‐S4. Briefly summarizing relevant data from these excluded studies, among workers undergoing objective pulmonary function testing, more than half of those diagnosed with occupational asthma to diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), lupin ( Lupinus angustifolius ) flour, or ammonium persulfate (eg, hairdressers) also gave histories consistent with occupational rhinitis .…”

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Occupational rhinitis and occupational asthma: Association or progression?

Balogun

Siracusa

Shusterman

2018

American J Industrial Med

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Occupational rhinitis and occupational asthma: Association or progression?

Balogun

Siracusa

Shusterman

2018

American J Industrial Med

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“…In two other studies carried out in France during the period 1977-1998 and 1999-2003, bakers, hairdressers and health workers were found to be among the main occupations concerned by the OAR with a prevalence between 2.7% and 22.3% and 4.7% and 26% respectively [21]. A recent Slovak study was carried out in 2014 and the catering sector was responsible for half of the cases of OAR [22].…”

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Occupational Rhinitis and Asthma in the Textile Sector of the Central Region of Tunisia

Maoua¹,

Gaddour²,

Rouis³

et al. 2018

Int J Respir Pulm Med

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Introduction:The association between occupational asthma (OA) and occupational allergic rhinitis (OAR) is often described in the literature supporting the concept of "United airways disease" based on a parallel significant reaction of the nose and lungs after challenges with occupational agents and involving several occupational, host-related and environmental factors and thus exacerbating the medical and socio-economic impact of the OR. In Tunisia, only limited studies were carried out to explore association between OA and OR.Objectives: Assess the incidence and prevalence of OR among workers in the textile sector, to determine their socioprofessional characteristics, and to study the association between this pathology and OA. Material and methods:We carried out a descriptive epidemiological study about charts of occupational allergic rhinitis cases in the textile sector recognized by the competent commissions of the National Medical Care Fund (CNAM) in the region of the Tunisian center during the period from January 1 st , 2008 to December 31, 2012.Results: One hundred seventy-three cases of OAR declared in the central region of Tunisia were enrolled in the study during the study period representing a prevalence of 3.9% of all occupational diseases, recognized during this same period. Our study population was mainly women with a mean age of 40 ± 8.32 years. The mean delay of respiratory complaints onset was of 13.46 years. The average duration of OR evolution before it is reported to CNAM was of 5.13 years. Rhinitis was isolated in 34.10% of the cases. The association between OA and OR was present among 59.5% of the cases. Rhinitis symptoms preceded asthma symptoms in most of the cases (96.12%). According to the results of rhinomanometry, 40.5% of OR (i.e. n = 70) were severe. Most of reported OR cases were attributable to Vegetable textile dusts. After multiple binary logistic regression, the association was 2.29 times more frequent in the subjects aged more than 39 years (IC at 95% [1.08 -4.86]) and 3.22 times more frequent in subjects poorly or not skilled ] (p = 0.05)). Conclusion:Our study is the first one to evaluate the association between rhinitis and asthma among workers in the textile sector in Tunisia. The standard profile of our cases reporting allergic occupational rhinitis is a young unskilled worker in the textile sector. There is a strong association between OAR and OA. A rigorous and adequate prevention is necessary and allows reducing the importance of these occupational pathologies and their serious consequences.

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“…This finding may suggest women with rhinitis are less likely to seek employment in agriculture, or that women with rhinitis leave agricultural work. A study of occupational rhinitis in Slovakia also found a low prevalence of rhinitis in agricultural workers 40…”

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“…A study of occupational rhinitis in Slovakia also found a low prevalence of rhinitis in agricultural workers. 40 Allergic skin conditions were more often associated with indirect measures of pesticide exposure such as agricultural work or government spraying of pesticides. Our findings were similar to research done in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which found associations between agricultural pesticide exposures and skin conditions like eczema and itchy rash.…”

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Environmental exposures contribute to respiratory and allergic symptoms among women living in the banana growing regions of Costa Rica

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ObjectivesThis research evaluates whether environmental exposures (pesticides and smoke) influence respiratory and allergic outcomes in women living in a tropical, agricultural environment.MethodsWe used data from 266 mothers from the Infants’ Environmental Health cohort study in Costa Rica. We evaluated environmental exposures in women by measuring seven pesticide and two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons metabolites in urine samples. We defined ‘high exposure’ as having a metabolite value in the top 75th percentile. We collected survey data on respiratory and allergic outcomes in mothers as well as on pesticides and other environmental exposures. Using logistic regression models adjusted for obesity, we assessed the associations of pesticide exposure with multiple outcomes (wheeze, doctor-diagnosed asthma, high (≥2) asthma score based on symptoms, rhinitis, eczema and itchy rash).ResultsCurrent pesticide use in the home was positively associated with diagnosed asthma (OR=1.99 (95% CI=1.05 to 3.87)). High urinary levels of 5-hydroxythiabendazole (thiabendazole metabolite) and living in a neighbourhood with frequent smoke from waste burning were associated with a high asthma score (OR=1.84 (95%CI=1.05 to 3.25) and OR=2.31 (95%CI=1.11 to 5.16), respectively). Women who worked in agriculture had a significantly lower prevalence of rhinitis (0.19 (0.01 to 0.93)), but were more likely to report eczema (OR=2.54 (95%CI=1.33 to 4.89)) and an itchy rash (OR=3.17 (95%CI=1.24 to 7.73)).ConclusionsWhile limited by sample size, these findings suggest that environmental exposure to both pesticides and smoke may impact respiratory and skin-related allergic outcomes in women.

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Occupational Rhinitis in the Slovak Republic - a Long-Term Retrospective Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Occupational rhinitis and occupational asthma: Association or progression?

Occupational rhinitis and occupational asthma: Association or progression?

Occupational Rhinitis and Asthma in the Textile Sector of the Central Region of Tunisia

Environmental exposures contribute to respiratory and allergic symptoms among women living in the banana growing regions of Costa Rica

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