REACTIVE AIRWAYS DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME - 2 CASE-REPORTS

Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) is a type of asthma that develops in subjects without prior pulmonary disease, following single or multiple exposure to high levels of nonimmunogenic irritants. The main difference from classic occupational asthma is the absence of a l atency period. Non-specific bronchial hyperresponsiveness is character istic of the disease and usually persists after cessation of exposure. We report the cases of two subjects in whom RADS developed after occu pational exposure to irritants.