Disorders Similar to Occupational Asthma
Disorders Similar to Occupational Asthma
Disorder | Features |
|---|---|
Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) | It can occur in people with no history of allergies or asthma. Airway blockage occurs after overexposure to irritating dust, gas, or fumes. Symptoms resemble those of asthma. |
Reactive upper airways syndrome | Irritation of the lining of the nose and the throat occurs after either sudden or long-term exposure to irritants. People develop symptoms such as a runny nose and burning of the nose and throat. |
Irritant-associated vocal cord dysfunction | Abnormal closure of the vocal cords occurs after a person inhales an irritant. People may gasp or make whistling sounds when inhaling and have hoarseness or trouble speaking. |
Industrial bronchitis (irritant-induced chronic bronchitis) | After sudden or long-term irritant inhalation, cough and often difficulty breathing develop and tend to progressively increase. |
Bronchiolitis obliterans | The small airways (bronchioles) are damaged when a person inhales a gas. Cough and difficulty breathing tend to develop and progressively increase. |