OCCUPATIONAL BRONCHIAL ASTHMA: ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT
The article is dedicated to the problem of occupational bronchial asthma (OBA) - a chronic respiratory disease caused by agents acting on the respiratory tract in the workplace. Classification and the main etiological factors of OBA, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, and diagnostic criteria for the disease are presented. Particular attention is paid to the stepwise therapy of asthma, which takes into account the etiologic factor, data of the immunological examination and the individual patients characteristics; prevention and medical and social assessment of the OBA are discussed.