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ArticleAnnals of work exposures and health2026

Dermal symptoms and diagnoses associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposures.

Jeffrey Wischhusen, Jordan McAdam, Hristina Denic-Roberts, Dana L Thomas, Lawrence S Engel, Jennifer A Rusiecki

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Article in Annals of work exposures and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Jeffrey WischhusenDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, United States.
Jordan McAdamHenry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., 720A Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, United States.
Hristina Denic-RobertsHenry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., 720A Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, United States.
Dana L ThomasDirectorate of Health, Safety, and Work Life, United States Coast Guard Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593, United States.
Lawrence S EngelDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, 135 Dauer Drive, 2101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, CB #7435, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7435, United States.
Jennifer A RusieckiDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, United States.

Funding

UNC-CH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH &SUSCEPTIBILITYP30ES010126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Hazel B Nichols · 2001 to 2026
$36.3M
Health Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster:the Coast Guard Responder CohortR01ES020874 · NIEHS · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI RUSIECKI, JENNIFER ANN · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
Department of Defense (DoD) Research Participation ProgramDoD DE-SC0014664Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine HT94252320052NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES010126NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES020874NIH HHS R01ES020874Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
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Abstract

We evaluated acute and longer-term dermal health outcomes among U.S. Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill via cross-sectional and longitudinal (followed up to 5 years post spill) analyses. Associations between cross-sectional skin rash/itching and oil spill response exposures were evaluated with log-binomial regressions to calculate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Incident outcomes were evaluated with multivariable Cox Proportional Hazard regression models. Ever (vs never) skin rash/itching prevalence was higher among responders exposed to crude oil + dispersant (aPR, 95% CI: 3.33, 2.41 to 4.59) than for crude oil only (aPR, 95% CI: 2.23, 1.77 to 2.80) when compared with responders exposed to neither. Statistically significant associations were observed primarily for unspecified diagnoses with no clear disease process. The environment of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have contributed to skin rash/itching and long-term dermatologic conditions in responders.

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ExanthemaOccupational ExposurePetroleumPetroleum PollutionPruritusSkin DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGulf of AmericaHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsUnited StatesPetroleumcrude oilDeepwater Horizondermal healthoil dispersantoil spill

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PMID42388125
PMCPMC13323800

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