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Omalizumab allows some bakers, vets and farmers with occupational asthma to continue their usual job

Omalizumab allows some bakers, vets and farmers with occupational asthma to continue their usual job
Some workers with occupational asthma have severe problms in complete removal from exposure. This particularly applies to farmers. Omalizumab may be of some help as desribed by Lavaud in this uncontrolled observational report of workers with severe asthma related to work who were treated with omalizumab and followed up for at least 6 months. There are 2 further reports of omalizumab treatment in workers with occupational asthma.

References

Abstract Available for Usefulness of omalizumab in ten patients with severe occupational asthma Lavaud F, Bonniaud P, Dalphin JC, Leroyer C, Muller D, Tannous R, Mangiapan G, De Blay F, Usefulness of omalizumab in ten patients with severe occupational asthma, Allergy, 2013;68:813-815,
Frederic de Blay, Hopital Universitaires de Strasbourg, an author of 'Usefulness of omalizumab in ten patients with severe occupational asthma'

Abstract Available for Omalizumab in persistent severe bakers' asthma Olivieri M, Biscardo CA, Turri S, Perbellini L, Omalizumab in persistent severe bakers' asthma , Allergy, 2008;63:790-791,

Full Text Available for Effect of omalizumab in health care workers with occupational latex allergy Leynadier F, Doudou O, Gaouar H, Le Gros V, Bourdeix I, Guyomarch-Cocco L, Trunet P, Effect of omalizumab in health care workers with occupational latex allergy, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2004;113:360-361,

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