Occupational Rhinitis and Other Work-Related Upper Respiratory Tract Conditions

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• Personal Author:
  Shusterman D ; Zhao YA ; Shusterman D ; Zhao YA
• Description:
  The upper airway acts as a sentinel for the respiratory tract, alerting individuals to the physical and chemical qualities of inspired air. It also acts as a filter and air conditioner, and plays an important role in communication. Common occupational upper airway conditions include rhinitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, and vocal cord dysfunction (VCD). Less common are nasal erosions, sinonasal neoplasms, and chemically induced olfactory dysfunction. Etiologic agents range from those specific to occupational settings (eg, chromic acid in the case of nasal erosions) to more ubiquitous environmental agents, such as office dust, cold air, or second-hand tobacco smoke. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of occupational upper airway conditions, in particular occupational rhinitis, are reviewed in this article. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Allergy Author Keywords: Occupational Rhinitis Environmental Exposure Nasal Disorders Occupational Asthma Occupational Respiratory Disease Olfactory Dysfunction Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Infections Sensory Irritation Sinonasal Cancer Sinusitis Vocal Cord Dysfunction

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• ISSN:
  0272-5231
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053643
• Citation:
  Clin Chest Med 2012 Dec; 33(4):637-647
• Contact Point Address:
  Dennis Shusterman MD, MPH, Upper Airway Biology Laboratory, 1301 South 46th Street, Building 112, Richmond, CA 94804
• Email:
  dshusterman@sfghoem.ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Clinics in Chest Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:015680611feaf6ff2180b14e8f7100660e57520cbc29c552d87003d14528a344fa5411a16b6d51eafac1ba303895cbc09e45d8346fe3ce348d0b032301970ae6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216364/cdc_216364_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 444.71 KB ]