| Document ID (ISN) | 72877 |
| CIS number |
99-906 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Brisman J., Torén K., Lillienberg L., Karlsson G., Ahlstedt S. |
| Title |
Nasal symptoms and indices of nasal inflammation in flour-dust exposed bakers |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1998, Vol.71, No.8, p.525-532. Illus. 27 ref. |
| Abstract |
In a study of 12 flour-exposed bakers, 10 reported at least one nasal symptom. Bakers with nasal symptoms had higher concentrations of markers of inflammation in nasal lavage tests compared with nonsymptomatic bakers. Results indicate that flour dust exposure in bakers at levels below the current occupational exposure limit may cause a nonallergic inflammation in the nasal mucosa characterized by activation of neutrophils and fibroblasts. This inflammation causes nasal symptoms. In some cases, the exposure will lead to sensitization to flour and an allergic inflammation involving nasal eosinophils and also causing nasal symptoms. Topics: allergic rhinitis; bakery products industry; case-control study; diseases of nose and sinuses; dose-response relationship; exposure evaluation; flour; inflammations; respirable dust; rhinitis; sensitization; symptoms. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
bakery products industry; diseases of nose and sinuses; inflammations; respirable dust; flour |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
rhinitis; symptoms; allergic rhinitis; sensitization; case-control study; dose-response relationship; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Food industry
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