Occupational bronchial asthma: issues of causality, examination of the relationship of the disease to the profession and assessment of professional suitability

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The article explores key aspects of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational bronchial asthma (OBA). The authors emphasize the importance of identifying the causal relationship between the disease and occupational factors such as dust, gases, and aerosols in the workplace. The article describes etiological factors, classification of OBA, diagnostic and treatment methods, as well as issues of expertise and prevention. Special attention is paid to the role of immunological mechanisms and genetic predisposition in the development of the disease. Discuss the need for early detection and the removal of workers from harmful occupational factors to prevent the progression of the disease.

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Sergey A. Babanov

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Samara State Medical University» of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

Author for correspondence.
Email: s.a.babanov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1667-737X
SPIN-code: 8806-5776

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Professional Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology named after Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Professor Kosarev

Russian Federation, Samara

Maria S. Artemyeva

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Samara State Medical University» of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

Email: s.a.babanov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0009-1603-8226
SPIN-code: 5263-3304

full-time postgraduate student of the Department of Occupational Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology named after Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Professor V.V. Kosarev

Russian Federation, Samara

Antonina G. Baikova

State Budgetary Health Care Institution of Samara Region “Samara City Hospital No. 5”

Email: a.s.bajkova@samsmu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3438-6602
SPIN-code: 4438-6919

Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Regional Occupational Pathology Center

Russian Federation, Samara

Andrey S. Babanov

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Samara State Medical University» of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

Email: babanovgg@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-5053-9790
SPIN-code: 3413-5920

student of the 102nd group of the Institute of Clinical Medicine

Russian Federation, Samara

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