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Defining and classifying occupational rhinitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2006

R Castano  and
G Thériault
R Castano
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G Thériault
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Abstract

Three categories of rhinitis may occur in the workplace: occupational rhinitis, work-aggravated rhinitis and rhinitis-like conditions. In the present paper, we propose a new definition and a new classification of occupational rhinitis that takes into account mechanisms of induction as well as clinical presentation. In parallel with occupational asthma, occupational rhinitis is defined as a type of rhinitis characterized by intermittent or sometimes permanent nasal airflow limitation due to causes and conditions attributable to the work environment. Occupational rhinitis is classified according to its mechanism of induction as immunological or irritant-induced (non-immunological) rhinitis. Occupational rhinitis of the immunological type can itself be episodic or persistent, whereas the non-immunological type is subdivided into acute, chronic and corrosive.

Keywords

RhinitisAsthmaOccupational PollutantsOccupational Health
Type
Review Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 10 , October 2006 , pp. 812 - 817
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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