Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Sep 2011
Sarcoidosis diagnosed after September 11, 2001, among adults exposed to the World Trade Center disaster.
Explore relationships between World Trade Center (WTC) exposures and sarcoidosis. ⋯ Working on the WTC debris pile was associated with an elevated risk of post-9/11 sarcoidosis. Occupationally exposed workers may be at increased risk.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Sep 2011
Respiratory symptoms necessitating spirometry among soldiers with Iraq/Afghanistan war lung injury.
New-onset asthma rates are higher among US soldiers deployed to Iraq/Afghanistan than stateside, but overall respiratory symptom and spirometry rates among soldiers returning from Iraq/Afghanistan have not yet been addressed. We determined these rates in soldiers deployed to Iraq/Afghanistan versus troops stationed elsewhere. ⋯ New-onset Iraq/Afghanistan war lung injury is common and rates of symptoms leading to a diagnosis requiring spirometry are high.