Journal article
Peripheral Neurologic Abnormalities among Roofing Workers: Sentinel Case and Clinical Screening
Archives of environmental health, Vol.50(5), pp.349-354
10/01/1995
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1995.9935966
PMID: 7574888
Abstract
Peripheral neuropathy developed in a 52-y-old roofer who was exposed to multiple solvents in one-ply roofing systems. Forty roofers who were exposed to various roofing systems were assessed by symptoms, occupational history, standardized physical examination, and measurement of vibrotactile thresholds of the upper and lower extremities. After exclusion of roofers who were predisposed to peripheral neuropathy, we detected abnormal vibrotactile thresholds in 42% (p < .001) of roofers' dominant toes and in 36% (p < .001) of roofers' nondominant toes; fewer roofers had abnormal sensory physical examinations or reported neuritic symptoms. Roofing workers may be at increased risk of peripheral neuropathy, perhaps resulting from exposure to solvents-particularly n-hexane, associated with one-ply roofing systems.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Peripheral Neurologic Abnormalities among Roofing Workers: Sentinel Case and Clinical Screening
- Creators
- Robin Herbert - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFredric Gerr - Emory UniversityJohn Luo - Emory UniversityDeborah Harris-Abbott - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPhilip J. Landrigan - Emory University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of environmental health, Vol.50(5), pp.349-354
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- DOI
- 10.1080/00039896.1995.9935966
- PMID
- 7574888
- ISSN
- 0003-9896
- eISSN
- 2331-4303
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/1995
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984364429702771
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