pulmonary disorders
Work Related Asthma
Work exacerbated asthma
Work-exacerbated asthma is asthma that is not caused by irritants specific to the workplace but is pre-existing asthma that is worsened by asthma triggers at work. Work exposures that can exacerbate asthma include temperature extremes, humidity and damp environments, dust, and cleaning products. Patients may also be exposed to common environmental allergens at work that have the potential to exacerbate asthma. Temporal pattern of the symptoms of work-exacerbated asthma depend on the pattern of exposure and can be transient, in the case of unique exposures such as remodeling work, or daily, in cases where the exposure occurs during regular job duties ( General references ). 