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Kayembe-Kitenge T, Kabange Umba I, Musa Obadia P, Mbuyi-Musanzayi S, Nkulu Banza P, Katoto PDMC, Katshiez Nawej C, Kalenga Ilunga G, Haufroid V, Banza Lubaba Nkulu C, Nawrot T, Nemery B. Respiratory Health and Urinary Trace Metals among Artisanal Stone-Crushers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lubumbashi, DR Congo. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17249384. [PMID: 33334018 PMCID: PMC7765357 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Background: Thousands of artisanal workers are exposed to mineral dusts from various origins in the African Copperbelt. We determined the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function, and urinary metals among artisanal stone-crushers in Lubumbashi. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 48 male artisanal stone-crushers and 50 male taxi-drivers using a standardized questionnaire and spirometry. Concentrations of trace metals were measured by Inductively Coupled - Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) in urine spot samples. Results: Urinary Co, Ni, As, and Se were higher in stone-crushers than in control participants. Wheezing was more prevalent (p = 0.021) among stone-crushers (23%) than among taxi-drivers (6%). In multiple logistic regression analysis, the job of a stone-crusher was associated to wheezing (adjusted Odds Ratio 4.45, 95% Confidence Interval 1.09–18.24). Stone-crushers had higher values (% predicted) than taxi-drivers for Forced Vital Capacity (105.4 ± 15.9 vs. 92.2 ± 17.8, p = 0.048), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (104.4 ± 13.7 vs. 88.0 ± 19.6, p = 0.052), and Maximum Expiratory Flow at 25% of the Forced Vital Capacity (79.0.1 ± 20.7 vs. 55.7 ± 30.1, p = 0.078). Conclusion: Stone-crushers were more heavily exposed to mineral dust and various trace elements than taxi-drivers, and they had a fourfold increased risk of reporting wheezing, but they did not have evidence of more respiratory impairment than taxi-drivers.
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- Tony Kayembe-Kitenge
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; (T.K.-K.); (I.K.U.); (P.M.O.); (S.M.-M.); (P.N.B.); (G.K.I.); (C.B.L.N.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malemba-Nkulu, Malemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (P.D.M.C.K.); (T.N.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; (T.K.-K.); (I.K.U.); (P.M.O.); (S.M.-M.); (P.N.B.); (G.K.I.); (C.B.L.N.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; (T.K.-K.); (I.K.U.); (P.M.O.); (S.M.-M.); (P.N.B.); (G.K.I.); (C.B.L.N.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malemba-Nkulu, Malemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (P.D.M.C.K.); (T.N.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; (T.K.-K.); (I.K.U.); (P.M.O.); (S.M.-M.); (P.N.B.); (G.K.I.); (C.B.L.N.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; (T.K.-K.); (I.K.U.); (P.M.O.); (S.M.-M.); (P.N.B.); (G.K.I.); (C.B.L.N.)
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- Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (P.D.M.C.K.); (T.N.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Prof Lurhuma Biomedical Research Laboratory, Mycobacterium Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kolwezi, Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; (T.K.-K.); (I.K.U.); (P.M.O.); (S.M.-M.); (P.N.B.); (G.K.I.); (C.B.L.N.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malemba-Nkulu, Malemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Louvain Center for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; (T.K.-K.); (I.K.U.); (P.M.O.); (S.M.-M.); (P.N.B.); (G.K.I.); (C.B.L.N.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malemba-Nkulu, Malemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (P.D.M.C.K.); (T.N.)
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- Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (P.D.M.C.K.); (T.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-1633-0801
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Maesano CN, Caillaud D, Youssouf H, Banerjee S, Prud'Homme J, Audi C, Horo K, Toloba Y, Ramousse O, Annesi-Maesano I. Indoor exposure to particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in dwellings and workplaces and respiratory health in French farmers. Multidiscip Respir Med 2019; 14:33. [PMID: 31592111 PMCID: PMC6774217 DOI: 10.1186/s40248-019-0194-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Introduction Few investigations have related objective assessments of indoor air pollutants to respiratory health in farmers, in spite of the many rural environmental hazards to which they are exposed. Chemical air pollution has been particularly neglected. Objective We investigated the relationships of indoor exposure to particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to respiratory health in farmers. Methods Nineteen VOCs (5 families) and PM (from ultrafine to total suspended particles (TSP)) were objectively assessed in dwellings and workplaces in 109 French farmers during a week. To take into account multiple exposures, scores of exposure were computed for total VOCs and VOCs families. Individuals filled a standardized questionnaire and underwent spirometry with bronchodilation test. Results On average, VOCs concentrations were higher in dwellings than in workplaces. The reverse was observed for PM. When considering the mean concentrations of air pollutants for the whole farm (dwellings + workplaces), asthma (9.3%) was positively associated with elevated exposure to benzene (adjusted odds-ratio (ORa) = 6.64, 95%CI: 1.56–28.27), trichloroethylene (4.80, 1.00–23.30) and halogenated hydrocarbons score (2.9, 95% 1.3–6.8). Early airway obstruction (FEF25–75 < 80%, with normal FEV1 and FVC and FEV/FVC ≥ 70%) (29.8%) was related to elevated exposure to 2-butoxyetylacetate (11.49, 1.55–85.37) and glycol ethers score (2.0; 1.0–4.1) in the whole farm and to PM2.5 (ORa = 5.26, 95% CI: 1.09–25.28) in the granary/stable. The risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (FEV/FVC < 70%) (COPD) (4.26%) was found to be larger with elevated exposure to aldehydes (OR = 3.95, 1.09–14.26). Conclusion Indoor chemical air pollution is detrimental to farmers’ respiratory health. More epidemiological investigations with detailed exposure assessments and clinical measures of respiratory effects are needed in rural settings to corroborate these findings.
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- Cara Nichole Maesano
- 1Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory diseases department (EPAR), Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Medical School St Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny, 75571 Paris CEDEX 12, France
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- 2Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- 1Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory diseases department (EPAR), Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Medical School St Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny, 75571 Paris CEDEX 12, France
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- 1Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory diseases department (EPAR), Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Medical School St Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny, 75571 Paris CEDEX 12, France
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- 1Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory diseases department (EPAR), Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Medical School St Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny, 75571 Paris CEDEX 12, France
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- 1Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory diseases department (EPAR), Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Medical School St Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny, 75571 Paris CEDEX 12, France
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- 3Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Diseases Department, CHU, Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Service de pneumologie, CHU du Point-G, Bamako, E1631 Mali
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- 1Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory diseases department (EPAR), Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Medical School St Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny, 75571 Paris CEDEX 12, France
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Backman H, Räisänen P, Hedman L, Stridsman C, Andersson M, Lindberg A, Lundbäck B, Rönmark E. Increased prevalence of allergic asthma from 1996 to 2006 and further to 2016-results from three population surveys. Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 47:1426-1435. [DOI: 10.1111/cea.12963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Helena Backman
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine/the OLIN unit; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine/the OLIN unit; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine/the OLIN unit; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
- Department of Health Sciences; Luleå University; Luleå Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine/the OLIN unit; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Division of Medicine/the OLIN unit; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Krefting Research Centre; Institute of Medicine; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine/the OLIN unit; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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Roh NK, Han SH, Kim MJ, Park GH, Lew BL, Choi EH, Ko HC, Park YL, Son SW, Seo YJ, Lee YW, Cho SH, Park CW. Awareness of Atopic Dermatitis and Attitudes toward Different Types of Medical Institutions for Its Treatment among Adult Patients and the Parents of Pediatric Patients: A Survey of 500 Participants. Ann Dermatol 2016; 28:725-732. [PMID: 27904272 PMCID: PMC5125954 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2016.28.6.725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Physicians can play a crucial role in the knowledge that patients have about a disease and its prognosis. Recently, patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) are increasingly turning from western medicine to oriental herbal medicine. However, their awareness of AD and attitude toward Western medicine and oriental herbal medicine clinics are scarcely reported. Objective The aim of this study was to determine the understanding of AD among patients and their parents and to identify their awareness of and attitude toward Western medicine and oriental herbal medicine as treatments for AD. Methods An online questionnaire was administered to 500 consenting respondents with AD (age, 16~49 years) and parents of children with AD (age, 0~15 years). Results The mean percentage of correct answers to questions about AD was 52.54%. A parental history of AD was independently associated with higher respondent’s knowledge about the disease and its treatment. The satisfaction with treatment outcomes was highest among patients treated at private clinic of dermatology specialists (49.4%), while lowest among those treated at oriental herbal medicine clinics (38.4%). Many participants were aware that oriental herbal medicine requires a longer treatment period for a cure and does not burden the skin, while steroid phobia was seen in most of participants. Conclusion Physicians need to educate AD patients and their parents about the disease and its treatment. Misconceptions for Western medicine and oriental herbal medicine among AD patients and parents should be corrected to improve their prognosis.
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- Nam Kyung Roh
- Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Research Institute of Medical Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Le Cann P, Paulus H, Glorennec P, Le Bot B, Frain S, Gangneux JP. Home Environmental Interventions for the Prevention or Control of Allergic and Respiratory Diseases: What Really Works. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2016; 5:66-79. [PMID: 27665387 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Home health care workers interventions have been implemented in western countries to improve health status of patients with respiratory diseases especially asthma and allergic illnesses. Twenty-six controlled studies dealing with prevention and control of these diseases through home environmental interventions were reviewed. After a comprehensive description of the characteristics of these studies, the effectiveness of each intervention was then evaluated in terms of participants' compliance with the intervention program, improvement of quality of the indoor environment, and finally improvement of health outcomes, in detailed tables. Limitations and biases of the studies are also discussed. Overall, this review aims at giving a toolbox for home health care workers to target the most appropriate measures to improve health status of the patient depending on his and/or her environment and disease. Only a case-by-case approach with achievable measures will warrant the efficacy of home interventions. This review will also provide to the research community a tool to better identify targets to focus in future evaluation studies of home health care workers action.
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- Pierre Le Cann
- Environmental and Occupational Health Department, EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, France; Inserm UMR 1085-IRSET, Rennes, France.
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- ESITC, Engineering School of Construction Works, Cachan, France
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Department, EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, France; Inserm UMR 1085-IRSET, Rennes, France
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Department, EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, France; Inserm UMR 1085-IRSET, Rennes, France
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- Captair Bretagne Association, Dinan Hospital, Dinan, France
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- Inserm UMR 1085-IRSET, Rennes, France; Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, Rennes Teaching Hospital/University Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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Chu L, Rennie D, Cockcroft D, Pahwa P, Dosman J, Hagel L, Karunanayake C, Lawson J. Agreement between questionnaire report of allergy-related outcomes in school-age children and objective measures of atopy: the Saskatchewan rural health study. Clin Exp Allergy 2015; 45:1337-45. [DOI: 10.1111/cea.12533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- L. Chu
- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology; Saskatoon SK Canada
- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
- Division of Respiratory Medicine; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
- Department of Medicine; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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Cipriani F, Dondi A, Ricci G. Recent advances in epidemiology and prevention of atopic eczema. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2014; 25:630-8. [PMID: 25406640 DOI: 10.1111/pai.12309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD), named also atopic eczema, is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease with a considerable social and economic burden. The primum movens of AD is in most cases a genetic and/or immune-supported defect of the skin barrier, facilitating penetration and sensitization to food or airborne allergens, as well as infections by Staphylococcus aureus, herpes simplex virus, or other microbes. New pathogenetic concepts have generated new approaches to prevention and therapy of AD. In particular, the daily use of emollients in newborns at high risk of AD has shown interesting results, with a reduction in the cumulative incidence of AD ranging from 32% to 50% of the treated infants. On the other hand, the AD preventive efficacy of food and/or inhalant allergen avoidance has been questioned, and supplementation strategies (vitamin D, probiotics, or other compounds) need to be further investigated.
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- Francesca Cipriani
- Pediatric Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Charpin D, Caillaud D. Épidémiologie de l’allergie pollinique. Rev Mal Respir 2014; 31:365-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2013.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Shin JY, Kim DW, Park CW, Seo SJ, Park YL, Lee JR, Kim MB, Kim KH, Ro YS, Cho SH. An educational program that contributes to improved patient and parental understanding of atopic dermatitis. Ann Dermatol 2014; 26:66-72. [PMID: 24648688 PMCID: PMC3956797 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2014.26.1.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Providing an educational program as part of a health care program for the management of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients has rapidly become popular. AD educational programs can be of benefit in measured outcomes for both dermatology specialists and patients. Objective To determine the effects of programmed education delivered by dermatology specialists on the management and knowledge of AD, we assessed the effectiveness of patient/parental education at improving AD knowledge, and determined the usefulness of the education. Methods The program consisted of five, 20-minutes sessions which were prepared, discussed, reviewed, and delivered by professors of dermatology. At the end of the program, AD knowledge was assessed using a standardized questionnaire. A total of 148 people were included. Fifty-eight patients/parents received the programmed education and the remaining 90 did not receive the programmed education. Results The mean questionnaire scores from both groups were compared. Mean knowledge scores were significantly higher for those who received the education (p=0.00). We analyzed the knowledge score according to factors such as gender, education level, marital status, and occupation. The data indicated that education level influences the subjects' knowledge level of AD, but gender, occupation, and marital status do not. Conclusion An educational program can be an effective tool to improve patient quality of life and treatment compliance by providing psychological support to the patients and their parents.
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- Ji Yeon Shin
- Department of Dermatology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Delmas MC, Marguet C, Raherison C, Nicolau J, Fuhrman C. [Admissions for pediatric asthma in France]. Arch Pediatr 2013; 20:739-47. [PMID: 23731604 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2013.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Most hospital admissions for asthma exacerbation are avoidable with adequate disease management. The objective of this study was to describe admissions for asthma in children in France using data from the French nationwide hospital database. METHODS We selected admissions having either a main diagnosis of asthma or a main diagnosis of acute respiratory failure (ARF) with asthma as an associated diagnosis, occurring in children (age<15years) between 2002 and 2010 in France (excluding French Guyana). RESULTS In 2010, 35,004 asthma admissions and 1381 cases of asthma-related ARF were recorded (crude admission rate, 30.1/10,000 children); the mean length of stay was 2days. The in-hospital lethality rate ranged from 0.01% to 0.03% depending on the year. The annual age-standardized admission rate increased between 2002 and 2010 (+2.5% per year on average in metropolitan France). In 2010, 11.8% of children admitted for asthma or asthma-related ARF were readmitted for asthma or asthma-related ARF at least once within the same calendar year, and 1.3% were readmitted within the week following admission. The proportion of children aged less than 5 years who were readmitted within the same calendar year increased between 2002 and 2010. CONCLUSION The increase in admission and readmission rates indicates non-optimal management of asthma in children in France.
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- M-C Delmas
- Département des maladies chroniques, institut de veille sanitaire, 12, rue du Val-d'Osne, 94415 Saint-Maurice cedex, France.
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Comment faire de l’ETP en individuel : l’exemple de l’asthme et de l’allergie alimentaire chez l’enfant. REVUE FRANCAISE D ALLERGOLOGIE 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reval.2013.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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[Indoor air quality and adult asthma]. Rev Mal Respir 2013; 30:374-413. [PMID: 23746814 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. The recent increase in its global prevalence suggests a possible role of environmental factors such as indoor air pollution. In 2000, according to the Institute Of Medicine, there was insufficient evidence to determine whether or not an association existed between high priority indoor air pollutants, listed by the French Indoor Air Quality Observatory, and asthma. The objective of this paper is to describe the current state of knowledge on the links between exposure to high priority indoor air pollutants and exacerbations of adult asthma. METHOD A review of the Medline database has been undertaken of the following pollutants: formaldehyde, benzene, acetaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, particles (PM2.5, PM10) and diethylhexyl-phthalate. The studies were classified by type and source of pollutant. RESULTS Twenty-three studies were included in the analysis. Most of the observational studies have shown an association between pollutants (by type and source) and adult asthma. The best documented pollutants were formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds. No studies were found on acetaldehyde and diethylhexyl-phthalate. CONCLUSION The analysis of the literature is complicated on account of the difficulty of comparing different studies. However, since the synthesis performed in 2000, the existence of a link between chemical indoor air pollutants and increased respiratory symptoms appears to be reinforced. It seems necessary to adopt preventive health measures while pursuing scientific research on this topic.
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Deckers IAG, McLean S, Linssen S, Mommers M, van Schayck CP, Sheikh A. Investigating international time trends in the incidence and prevalence of atopic eczema 1990-2010: a systematic review of epidemiological studies. PLoS One 2012; 7:e39803. [PMID: 22808063 PMCID: PMC3394782 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The prevalence of atopic eczema has been found to have increased greatly in some parts of the world. Building on a systematic review of global disease trends in asthma, our objective was to study trends in incidence and prevalence of atopic eczema. Disease trends are important for health service planning and for generating hypotheses regarding the aetiology of chronic disorders. We conducted a systematic search for high quality reports of cohort, repeated cross-sectional and routine healthcare database-based studies in seven electronic databases. Studies were required to report on at least two measures of the incidence and/or prevalence of atopic eczema between 1990 and 2010 and needed to use comparable methods at all assessment points. We retrieved 2,464 citations, from which we included 69 reports. Assessing global trends was complicated by the use of a range of outcome measures across studies and possible changes in diagnostic criteria over time. Notwithstanding these difficulties, there was evidence suggesting that the prevalence of atopic eczema was increasing in Africa, eastern Asia, western Europe and parts of northern Europe (i.e. the UK). No clear trends were identified in other regions. There was inadequate study coverage worldwide, particularly for repeated measures of atopic eczema incidence. Further epidemiological work is needed to investigate trends in what is now one of the most common long-term disorders globally. A range of relevant measures of incidence and prevalence, careful use of definitions and description of diagnostic criteria, improved study design, more comprehensive reporting and appropriate interpretation of these data are all essential to ensure that this important field of epidemiological enquiry progresses in a scientifically robust manner.
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- Ivette A G Deckers
- Allergy and Respiratory Research Group, Centre for Population Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Han ER, Choi IS, Choi HG, Kim HJ. Therapeutic effects of mycobacterial secretory proteins against established asthma in BALB/c mice. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2012; 4:214-21. [PMID: 22754715 PMCID: PMC3378928 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2012.4.4.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Purpose Live/killed mycobacteria and culture supernatants can suppress asthmatic reactions. This study investigated whether mycobacterial secretory proteins have therapeutic effects on asthma. Methods Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG; 2×105 CFUs) and mycobacterial secretory proteins (Ag85 complex, 38-kDa protein or MPB70; 4 or 20 µg) were administered intraperitoneally to female BALB/c mice with established airway hyperresponsiveness. One week after treatment, the mice underwent a methacholine challenge test, and then inflammatory cell numbers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) and around bronchi (<500 µm), and cytokine levels in splenocyte supernatants, were assessed. Results BCG and all of the tested secretory proteins significantly improved airway sensitivity compared to baseline values (P<0.05). The secretory protein Ag85 complex significantly suppressed airway reactivity also (P<0.05), while 38-kDa protein significantly suppressed reactivity and maximal narrowing (P<0.05). The number of eosinophils in BAL and around bronchi, and the goblet cell proportion, were also significantly reduced in mice in both the BCG and secretory protein groups compared to the asthma control group. IFN-γ/IL-5 ratios were significantly higher in mice treated with BCG, 4 µg MPB70 or 4 µg 38-kDa protein than in asthma control mice (P<0.05), and were negatively associated with airway hyperresponsiveness, peribronchial eosinophil numbers and goblet cell proportion (all P<0.05). IL-17A was positively correlated with IL-5 (r=0.379, P<0.001), maximal airway narrowing, peribronchial eosinophil numbers and goblet cell proportion (all P<0.05). Conclusions Secretory proteins from BCG and M. tuberculosis and live BCG were effective against established asthma, their effects being accompanied by increased IFN-γ/IL-5 ratios. Thus, allergic asthma could be effectively treated with mycobacterial secretory proteins.
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- Eui-Ryoung Han
- Department of Allergy, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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Finnbogadóttir AF, Árdal B, Eiríksson H, Hrafnkelsson B, Valdimarsson H, Lúðvíksson BR, Haraldsson Á. A long-term follow-up of allergic diseases in Iceland. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2012; 23:181-5. [PMID: 22300372 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Allergic disorders are an increasing health problem in many countries, in particular among children. We have evaluated the prevalence and manifestations of allergy in a cohort of young Icelanders for more than two decades. Variations in the epidemiology and clinical expression of allergy in different communities may help to identify etiological factors contributing to these disorders. METHODS A cohort of 179 children has been monitored for allergic manifestations for two decades, at the ages of two, four, eight, and 15 years, and most recently at the age of 21 years involving 120 of the participants. RESULTS Cumulative prevalences of 40%, 45%, and 29% have been observed, respectively, for rhinoconjunctivitis, eczema, and asthma during the study period. None had developed rhinoconjunctivitis at the age of about 2 years, but the point prevalence gradually increased to 33% at the age of 21 years. Conversely, the prevalence of eczema was 31% at the age of 2 years, but gradually declined to 8% at the age of 21 years. The prevalence of asthma peaked at 28% at the age of 4 years, but declined thereafter and has remained stable at about 13% from the age of eight to 21 years. DISCUSSION The prevalence of allergic diseases is high in Iceland among children and young individuals. Asthma and atopic eczema are very common in childhood, but decreases with age while the prevalence of rhinoconjunctivitis increases markedly. The very high and increasing prevalence of rhinoconjunctivitis among 15- to 21-year-old individuals is noteworthy.
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[Epidemiology of asthma and COPD in France]. Rev Mal Respir 2010; 27:108-9. [PMID: 20206058 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2010.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Delmas MC, Fuhrman C. [Asthma in France: a review of descriptive epidemiological data]. Rev Mal Respir 2010; 27:151-9. [PMID: 20206063 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2009.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This article presents a review of the most recent data on descriptive epidemiology of asthma in France. The latest national surveys show a cumulative prevalence of asthma of more than 10% in children aged 10 years or more and a prevalence of current asthma from 6 to 7% in adults. In 2006, 1038 deaths from asthma were registered (64 deaths among people aged less than 45 years). After the peak observed in the 1980s, mortality from asthma has decreased. The decrease is also observed among children and young adults. According to data from the French discharge database (PMSI), there were 54 130 admissions for asthma (asthma as the principal diagnosis) in 2007. Between 1998 and 2007, the annual rate of admission for asthma decreased. However, no decreasing trend was observed in children and, in adults, admission rates seem to have been stable since 2004. The increase in the rate of admission for acute respiratory failure (ARF) associated with asthma (ARF as the principal diagnosis and asthma as an associated diagnosis) does not compensate for the decrease in the admission rate for asthma that was observed in adults. Data on emergency department visits show evidence of strong seasonal variations in asthma exacerbations.
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- M-C Delmas
- Institut de veille sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, 12, rue du Val-d'Osne, 94415 Saint-Maurice cedex, France.
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