Study of 'sarcoid-like' granulomatous pulmonary disease finds elevated rates in WTC responders
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 11:40
in Health & Medicine
Mount Sinai researchers coordinating the largest clinical study to date of "Sarcoid Like" Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in World Trade Center (WTC) responders have found that the rate of the condition was increased in this group as compared to the records of pre-9/11 FDNY personnel. The study is published online in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.