A window on occupation asthma in Japan

The link gives you a full text access to a review of Occupational Asthma in Japan, which is very different to that seen in the west. There is a predominance of high molecular weight allergens and comments on the benefits of immunotherapy for konjac and sea squirts, which have caused large outbtreaks of Occupational asthma in Japan. Unfortuneately the reference list mostly refers to a book rather than individual papers

References

	Dobashi K, Occupational asthma in Japan, Asia Pac Allergy, 2012;2:173-180,

	Nakamura Y, Fujimoto H, Uetani K, Sumda T, Higashimoto Y, Funasako M, Ohata M, A case of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to long term exposure to toluene diisocyanate, Nippon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi, 1995;33:429-432,

	Nakamura S, On occupational allergic asthma of different kinds newly found in our allergy clinic, J Asthma Research, 1972;10:37-47,

	Shichijo K, Tanaka S, Kotani A, Sako T, Hasegawa S, Takahashi K, Ogawa E, Matsushima T, A report of asthma due to inhalation of Amorphophalus powder, Kitakanto Med J, 1951;1:29-2*,

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