Allergy and Lung Injury Among Rescue Workers Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster Assessed 17 Years After Exposure to Ground Zero.
J Occup Environ Med
; 62(8): e378-e383, 2020 08.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Investigate the following in rescue and cleanup workers exposed to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster 17 years post-fallout (1) allergic hypersensitivity; (2) spirometry; (3) impulse oscillometry; and (4) the reversibility of airway hyperresponsiveness and distal airways narrowing pre- and post-bronchodilator.METHODS:
In subjects (nâ=â54) referred to our clinic from the WTC Health Program for management of allergy-immunology services, environmental allergy testing, impulse oscillometry (IOS), and spirometry results were retrospectively reviewed to determine the long-term impact of exposure to the WTC fallout.RESULTS:
Rescue and cleanup workers exposed to the WTC fallout had a high incidence of allergic hypersensitivity and had evidence of permanent small airways dysfunction characterized by distal airways narrowing and airway hyperresponsiveness.CONCLUSION:
Following exposure to the WTC disaster, the patients in our cohort developed allergic hypersensitivity and severe lung injury with only partial reversibility.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Exposição Ocupacional
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Ataques Terroristas de 11 de Setembro
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Lesão Pulmonar
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Hipersensibilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article