Sarcoidosis: An Occupational Disease?

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L Christine Oliver, Andrew M Zarnke

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is an important member of the family of granulomatous lung diseases. Since its recognition in the late 19th century, sarcoidosis has been thought of as a disease of unknown cause. Over the past 20 years, this paradigm has been shifting, more rapidly in the past 10 years. Epidemiologic studies, bolstered by case reports, have provided evidence of causal associations between occupational exposure to specific agents and sarcoidosis. Pathogenesis has been more clearly defined, including the role of gene-exposure interactions. The use of in vitro lymphocyte proliferation testing to detect sensitization to inorganic antigens is being examined in patients with sarcoidosis. These antigens include silica and certain metals. Results of studies to date show differences in immunoreactivity of occupationally exposed sarcoidosis cases compared with control cases, suggesting that lymphocyte proliferation testing may prove useful in diagnosing work-related disease. This review discusses recently published findings regarding associations between occupational exposure to silica and silicates, World Trade Center dust, and metals and risk for sarcoidosis, as well as advances in the development of diagnostic tools. Not all cases of sarc...Continue Reading

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