Bronchial asthma is a well-known and common disease. However, there is less knowledge about the fact that asthma can also have an association with the profession. However, this is very relevant because young patients who are in the middle of their working lives are often affected and suffer far-reaching consequences if a diagnosis of occupational asthma is made. The consequences are of a health as well as of a socio-economic nature. Since the asthma symptoms are present inconsistently and corresponding questions about the job may not be asked in the anamnesis, the workplace association is sometimes misunderstood and the diagnosis is therefore delayed. In this article we would like to raise medical awareness of work-related asthma, focus on occupational asthma and the steps to clarify it and finally explain the further procedure regarding suitability for work.
Schumacher et al. (Mon,) studied this question.