Can hairdressers get severe aasthma from their work?

I have a hairdresser friend who had a severe asthma attack while hairdressing, could this be due to exposures in the salon?

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 11/06/2012, 11/06/2012,

Hairdressers, at least those dying and bleaching hair, are one of the long established and fairly common causes of occupational asthma. A recent study of all occupational asthma in France showed that this was one of the few causes of occupational asthma not becoming less frequent. Persulphates in bleaches are the commonest cause. Some references attached Quirce S, Fernandez-Nieto M, del Pozo V, Sastre B, Sastre J , Occupational asthma and rhinitis caused by eugenol in a hairdresser , Allergy , 2008 ; 63 : 137-138 Moscato G, Pignatti P, Yacoub MR, Romano C, Spezia S, Perfetti L , Occupational asthma and occupational rhinitis in hairdressers. , Chest , 2005 ; 128 : 3590-3598 Ameille J, Pauli G, CalastrengCrinquand A et al , Reported incidence of occupational asthma in France , J Occup Environ Med , 2003 ; 60 : 136-41 Leino T, Tammilehto L, Hytonen M, Sala E, Paakkulainen H, Kanerva L , Occupational skin and respiratory diseases among hairdressers , Scand J Work Environ Health , 1998 ; 24 : 398-406 Baur X, Huber H, Degens PO, Allmers H, Ammon J , Relation Between Occupational Asthma Case History, Bronchial Methachlorine Challenge, And Specific Challenge Test In Patients With Suspected Occupational Asthma , Am J Ind Med , 1998 ; 33 : 114-122 Schwaiblmair M, Vogelmeier C, Fruhmann G , Occupational asthma in hairdressers: results of inhalation tests with bleaching powder , Int Arch Occup Environ Health , 1997 ; 70 : 419-423 Pankow W, Hein H, Bittner K, Wichert P , Asthma in hairdressers induced by persulphate , Pneumonologie , 1989 ; 43 : 173-175 Blainey AD, Ollier S, Cundell D, Smith RE, Davies RJ , Occupational asthma in a hairdressing salon , Thorax , 1986 ; 41 : 42-50 Starr JC, Yunginger J, Brahser GW , Immediate type 1 asthmatic response to Henna following occupational exposure in hairdressers , Ann Allergy , 1982 ; 48 : 98-99 Hardel PJ, ReybetDegat O, Jeannin L, Paqueron MJ , Hairdressers asthma: dangers from bleaches containing alkaline persulphates , Nouv Presse Med , 1978 ; 7 : 4151-4151 Pepys J, Hutchcroft BJ, Breslin ABX , Asthma due to inhaled chemical agents- persulphate salts and henna in hairdressers , Clin Allergy , 1976 ; 6 : 399-404 Meindl K, Meyer R , Asthma and urticaria in a hairdresser using a persulphate bleach , Zbl Arbeitsmed , 1969 ; 19 : 75-79 Charpin J, Blanc M , A new cause of occupational asthma in a hairdresser, allergy to seracin , Marseille Med , 1967 ; 104 : 169-170

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