Asthma: Occupational

Key points

• Asthma: occupational Patients may either present with concerns that chemicals at work are worsening their asthma or you may notice in the history that symptoms seem better at weekends / when away from work.
• isocyanates - the most common cause. Example occupations include spray painting and foam moulding using adhesives
• platinum salts
• soldering flux resin
• glutaraldehyde