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Occupational thyroid disease

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1992
A case of thyrotoxicosis due to the occupational exposure to cosmetics in a 35-year-old beautician is reported. The hormonal pattern was consistent with exogenous thyroid hormone administration, but not with iodine hyperthyroidism. The patient denied she was using thyroid hormones; also, she lacked the typical features of patients with thyrotoxicosis ...
Del Guerra P   +3 more
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Occupational Lung Disease

Medical Clinics of North America, 2019
Occupational exposures are a major cause of lung disease and disability worldwide. This article reviews the broad range of types of occupational lung diseases, including airways disease, pneumoconioses, and cancer. Common causes of occupational lung disease are reviewed with specific examples and clinical features.
David M, Perlman, Lisa A, Maier
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Occupational Lung Disease

Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 2009
Despite federally mandated safety standards, occupational lung disease remains one of the most common work-related injuries. Inhaled dust can result in a range of tissue injury in the lung and can lead to significant respiratory insufficiency causing death.
Arlene, Sirajuddin, Jeffrey P, Kanne
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Occupational Respiratory Diseases

New England Journal of Medicine, 2000
Materials inhaled in the workplace can lead to all the major chronic lung diseases except those due to vascular disease. The physician should consider the possibility of occupational exposure when a working or retired adult presents with unexplained respiratory illness.
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Occupational Diseases of Teeth

Occupational Medicine, 1990
Occupational diseases of the teeth have, in general, received scant attention. The chief cause of this is lack of awareness among occupational physicians. Exposure to various chemical substances is one of the causes of occupation-related dental disorders. Physical and biological factors also contribute. The combination of these factors plus poor dental
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Occupational renal diseases

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 1996
There is no doubt that particular occupational exposures may induce acute renal effects. The role of occupational exposure in the development or progression of chronic renal failure, however, is still not clear. Recent epidemiological studies point towards a contributive role of particular occupational exposures in the progression of renal disease ...
de Broe, Marc E.   +3 more
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Occupational Pulmonary Disease

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1982
Excerpt To the editor: I read the paper by Cordes and associates (1) in the December issue and the accompany thing editorial by Rosenstock (2) on occupational medicine with both interest and concer...
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Occupational Lung Disease

Seminars in Roentgenology, 2015
The term occupational lung disease encompasses the broad category of airway, lung parenchymal, and pleural disorders that occur due to the inhalation of natural occurring and manmade agents of various chemical and physical compositions. This chapter will describe the classic mineral dust exposures of asbestos, silica, and coal. In addition, examples of
Jitesh, Ahuja   +2 more
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