Background: Occupational contact dermatitis, especially in hand, is one of the most common occupational disorders. The present study aimed at evaluating patients with occupational allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) caused by common allergens based on occupation type and disease history.   Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the data of the patients with probable diagn...

BACKGROUND Many occupational diving groups have substantially different diving patterns to those for which decompression schedules are validated. AIMS To evaluate tuna farm occupational diving practice against existing decompression models and describe a method for collecting and modelling self reported field decompression data. METHODS Machine readable objective depth/time profiles were ob...

The historical exposures to aromatic amines of various occupational groups are briefly reviewed. Modern studies indicate that other occupational groups might have risks worth investigating; these include machinists and workers in the chemical industry. Details of a recent investigation into the exposure of dye workers are given which indicate a lowered risk in recent years since the introductio...

Pulmonary function testing and questionnaires are valuable tools in epidemiologic studies of occupational lung disease. Accurate equipment and standardized methodology are vital to obtain reproducible responses. For spirometry, the FVC and FEV show the least intrasubject variability and on questionnaires, occupational and smoking history are more reproducible than symptoms. The limitations of ...

BACKGROUND During the past decade, incidence of asthma has increased, which might have been due to environmental exposures. OBJECTIVES Considering the expansion of cable manufacturing industry in Iran, the present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of occupational asthma in a cable manufacturing company in Iran as well as its related factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was ...

Abstract Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Leptospira spp. Earlier studies from North Khorasan province (Iran) reported the presence of in wild canines and rodents. To date, there no data on seroprevalence leptospirosis among humans this province. This study was performed to determine prevalence human leptospiral infection people with different occupations. The ...