Kanerva L, Vaheri E
Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1993;64(8):565-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00517702.
Between 1980 and 1987 a total of 166 patients were diagnosed as having occupational (mostly allergic) rhinitis at the Institute of Occupational Health. This is about 20% of all the diagnosed cases in Finland. The most common causes were: flour (50 cases), wood dust (30 cases), animal epithelia (19 cases), and natural fibers, mainly cotton (19 cases). Between 1981 and 1987 the number of cases of occupational rhinitis in all of Finland more than doubled (from 61 to 128 cases per year), and in 1991 a total of 319 cases were detected. This was mainly due to the increase in rhinitis caused by animal epithelium and flour dust, which were then the most common causes of occupational rhinitis in Finland. This increase, in turn, was based on changes in the Finnish legislation, which in 1982 was extended to cover farmers. Other causes of the increase were probably the increased awareness of the public and health personnel, but a true increase in occupational rhinitis cannot be excluded.
1980年至1987年间，职业健康研究所共诊断出166例职业性（主要为过敏性）鼻炎患者。这约占芬兰所有诊断病例的20%。最常见的病因如下：面粉（50例）、木尘（30例）、动物上皮（19例）以及天然纤维，主要是棉花（19例）。1981年至1987年间，芬兰全国职业性鼻炎病例数增加了一倍多（从每年61例增至128例），1991年共检测到319例。这主要是由于动物上皮和面粉粉尘导致的鼻炎病例增加，当时这两种病因是芬兰职业性鼻炎最常见的病因。这种增加反过来又基于芬兰立法的变化，该立法于1982年扩大到涵盖农民。其他导致病例增加的原因可能是公众和卫生人员意识的提高，但职业性鼻炎真正的增加也不能排除。
