Diagnostics and acknowledgement of occupational diseases – topics and challenges in the Czech Republic
Authors:
Daniela Pelclová
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika pracovního lékařství 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2018; 157: 396-399
Category:
Review Article
Overview
The causes of occupational diseases are changing, that’s why a regular update of Czech List of Occupational Diseases is needed. New compensable occupational diseases, such as cancer of the larynx and ovarian cancer due to asbestos, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases due to black coal dust were included in the last two updates of the Czech List. The need of an early examination at the Centers of Occupational Diseases is stressed in this article, especially before a surgery or other treatment of epicondylitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. These treatments may suppress the diagnostic hallmarks requested for acknowledgements of these disorders. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis, allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma are underdiagnosed, and isocyanates belong among the key factors. Only about 10 % patients with mesotheliomas due to asbestos are compensated. The latency in cancers due to asbestos may reach more than 50 years.
Keywords:
COPD, mesothelioma, lung cancer, larynx cancer, ovarian cancer, isocyanates, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, epicondylitis, carpal tunnel
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