Acquired airway hyperresponsiveness from nonimmunogenic irritant exposure

Kennedy, S.M.

Occupational Medicine 7(2): 287-300

1992


ISSN/ISBN: 0885-114X
PMID: 1615364
Document Number: 394218
The question of whether nonallergic airway hyperresponsiveness is an acquired or an inherent phenomenon is important in the understanding of occupational lung disease, as it has implications for the management and prevention of occupational disease. This chapter reviews the evidence suggesting that airway hyperresponsiveness may be acquired as a result of exposure to irritants in the workplace.

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