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Respiratory problems among cotton textile workers.
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- Respiratory Diseases Associated With Organic Dust Exposure.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024Review
- Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function impairment among textile industry workers in Alexandria, Egypt.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Cotton dust exposure and self-reported respiratory symptoms among textile factory workers in Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2018Article
- Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function among Greek Cotton Industry Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Article
- Cotton dust exposure: Analysis of pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest SocietyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLong term occupational exposure to cotton dust is associated with respiratory symptoms and loss of pulmonary function.
aimThis study was conducted to explore respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function tests and chest radiography of workers, and to evaluate the findings of high resolution computed tomographyand its correlation with pulmonary function tests (PFT). MATERIAL AND
methodsThe study was conducted on 100 cotton workers as exposed group and 100 unexposed subjects. Smokers were excluded from the study. All workers were interviewed and examined by the pulmonologist. PFT and chest radiography were conducted for all subjects. HRCT was performed for those with abnormal PFT or chest radiography.
resultsA total of 51% and 31% of the cotton textile workers had one or more respiratory symptoms and respiratory signs respectively. 28% of subjects in the exposed group and 5% of subjects in unexposed group had obstructive pattern. Bronchia wall thickening and air trapping were the most frequent chest radiography and HRCT abnormalities respectively. There was a significant correlation between HRCT and the results of PFT.
conclusionWe conclude that long term exposure to cotton dust is associated with obstructive disease that increase with duration of exposure (history of working years), also use of HRCT as a sensitive tool in the assessment of pathologic changes and it's correlation with PFT, confirms the expected pathophysiology of airway obstruction in cotton workers.
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