2012
Skin and respiratory symptoms among workers with suspected work-related disease
Arrandale V, Kudla I, Kraut A, Scott J, Tarlo S, Redlich C, Holness D. Skin and respiratory symptoms among workers with suspected work-related disease. Occupational Medicine 2012, 62: 420-426. PMID: 22915563, DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWork-related skinHistory of eczemaRespiratory symptomsConcurrent skinSkin outcomesRespiratory diseaseWork-related skin diseaseMultiple logistic regression modelInterviewer-administered questionnaireWork-related respiratory diseaseImpaired barrier functionWork-related diseasesLogistic regression modelsCurrent smokingSmoking habitsMean ageOccupational exposureRespirator useGreater oddsSkin diseasesHealth historySymptomsMost subjectsBarrier functionDisease
2010
Skin Exposure and Asthma
Redlich CA. Skin Exposure and Asthma. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2010, 7: 134-137. PMID: 20427586, PMCID: PMC3266020, DOI: 10.1513/pats.201002-025rm.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSkin exposureSite of sensitizationSubsequent inhalation challengeAsthma risk factorsImpair skin barrier functionFilaggrin gene mutationsSkin barrier functionAllergen entryAsthmatic responseInhalation challengeSubsequent asthmaAsthma developmentRisk factorsRespiratory tractHuman skin exposureAsthma riskSkin traumaAnimal studiesEpidemiology studiesBarrier functionEnvironmental exposuresGene mutationsProtein allergensSensitizationExposure assessment
2008
Lung/skin connections in occupational lung disease
Redlich C, Herrick C. Lung/skin connections in occupational lung disease. Current Opinion In Internal Medicine 2008, 7: 215-219. DOI: 10.1097/mci.0b013e328303e3cb.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsOccupational lung diseaseLung diseaseChronic beryllium diseaseSkin exposureIsocyanate asthmaBeryllium diseaseSite of sensitizationSubsequent inhalation challengeEnvironmental lung diseaseLimited clinical studiesImpair skin barrier functionSkin barrier functionAsthmatic responseInhalation challengeRespiratory tractHuman skin exposureClinical studiesInhalation exposureRecent studiesAnimal studiesAirborne exposureDiseaseBarrier functionPersonal protective clothingProtein allergensLung/skin connections in occupational lung disease
Redlich CA, Herrick CA. Lung/skin connections in occupational lung disease. Current Opinion In Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2008, 8: 115-119. PMID: 18317018, DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3282f85a31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational lung diseaseLung diseaseChronic beryllium diseaseSkin exposureIsocyanate asthmaBeryllium diseaseSite of sensitizationSubsequent inhalation challengeEnvironmental lung diseaseLimited clinical studiesImpair skin barrier functionSkin barrier functionAsthmatic responseInhalation challengeRespiratory tractHuman skin exposureClinical studiesInhalation exposureRecent studiesAnimal studiesAirborne exposureDiseaseBarrier functionPersonal protective clothingProtein allergens