Open AccessLung disorders induced by respirable organic chemicals
Author(s) -
Morimoto Yasuo,
Nishida Chinatsu,
Tomonaga Taisuke,
Izumi Hiroto,
Yatera Kazuhiro,
Sakurai Kazuo,
Kim Yangho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1002/1348-9585.12240
Subject(s) - hypersensitivity pneumonitis , medicine , asthma , pulmonary fibrosis , lung , interstitial pneumonitis , respiratory system , interstitial lung disease , pneumonitis , extrinsic allergic alveolitis , lung fibrosis , pathology , respiratory disease , immunology
Respirable organic chemicals were originally thought to cause allergic respiratory diseases, such as bronchial asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and believed not to cause lung disorders derived from inflammatory or fibrotic processes such as pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial pneumonitis. It has recently been reported, however, that exposure to organic chemicals can cause interstitial lung diseases. In this review, we discuss the clinical features of occupational asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis, as well as other lung disorders, including interstitial pneumonitis, caused by humidifier disinfectants in Korea and by a cross‐linked acrylic acid‐based polymer (CL‐PAA) in Japan.