Diagnosis of Occupational Asthma in Flour Mills at South Cairo

Mohamed Saied El Gewily; Moustafa El Husseini; Safia Beshir; Safaa Elserougy; Salwa F. Hafez; Mohamed S. El Hamshary

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Diagnosis of Occupational Asthma in Flour Mills at South Cairo

Authors:

Mohamed Saied El Gewily | Moustafa El Husseini | Safia Beshir | Safaa Elserougy | Salwa F. Hafez | Mohamed S. El Hamshary

Publisher:

Egyptian Association of Community Medicine

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine 2018 Vol.36 Issue 1, pp.95-103

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

131123

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Quarterly

eISSN:

20902611

pISSN:

11101865

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Abstract:

 Introduction: Occupational asthma is an international problem affecting largenumber ofworkers. Few studies were done on occupational asthma in Egypt focusing mainly on asthmasymptoms and not on spirometric tests.Objective: The present study investigated the presenceof occupational asthma (BA) among workers at flour mills of south Cairo as there was a lackof data. Methods: The participants (n=120) were recruited from flour mills at South Cairo. Aquestionnaire, clinical examination, chest x-ray,spirometry, bronchodilator test andpeak flowrate variabilitytest were done. Occupational asthma was diagnosed according to GINAguidelines. Results: This study showed that 25% of mills workers had asthma related towork.The asthma symptoms appearduring work which showed improvement after leavingworkplace. It showed also reversibility in FEV1,PEFR as well as diurnal PEFR variabilitycharacteristics of occupational asthma. It revealed also that asthmatic workers had lower levelof spirometric parameters in relation to non-asthmatic. Conclusion: Asthma questionnairefollowed by ventilatory function test assessing reversibility and variability can be used forearly diagnosis of occupational asthma in Egypt.

Article Details

Diagnosis of Occupational Asthma in Flour Mills at South Cairo

Authors:

Mohamed Saied El Gewily | Moustafa El Husseini | Safia Beshir | Safaa Elserougy | Salwa F. Hafez | Mohamed S. El Hamshary

Publisher:

Egyptian Association of Community Medicine

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine 2018 Vol.36 Issue 1, pp.95-103

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

131123

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20902611

pISSN:

11101865

Descriptors:

ASTHMA

RESPIRATORY DISEASES

MILLS

PATIENTS

EGYPT

Bronchialreversibility Andvariability

Flour Dusts

Bronchodilator Test

Occupational Asthma

Issues

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Authors: Mohamed Saied El Gewily | Moustafa El Husseini | Safia Beshir | Safaa Elserougy | Salwa F. Hafez | Mohamed S. El Hamshary

Publisher: Egyptian Association of Community Medicine

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine 2018 Vol.36 Issue 1, pp.95-103

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 131123

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 20902611

pISSN: 11101865

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Mohamed Saied El Gewily | Moustafa El Husseini | Safia Beshir | Safaa Elserougy | Salwa F. Hafez | Mohamed S. El Hamshary

Publisher:

Egyptian Association of Community Medicine

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine 2018 Vol.36 Issue 1, pp.95-103

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

131123

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20902611

pISSN:

11101865