Effects of chronic low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation on physician microvascular structure revealed by nail fold capillaroscopy.

The aim of this study was to assess the long-term asymptomatic effects of low-dose radiation on microvascular structure among interventional physicians, whose hands are exposed to ionizing radiation during daily practice. The study, approved by the national ethics committee, included 186 radiation-exposed (surgeons, cardiologists, radiologists) and 35 unexposed physicians, all of whom had provided written consent. The subjects completed a questionnaire describing their current and past daily practice, from which tentative estimates of current and cumulative radiation exposure estimates were computed.

Occupational contact urticaria: lessons from the French National Network for Occupational Disease Vigilance and Prevention (RNV3P).

Background: Occupational contact urticaria (OCU) is an occupational contact dermatitis that can cause serious health consequences and disability at work.

Objectives: To describe OCU and its temporal trends by the main causal agents and activity sectors in a nationwide scheme in France.

Methods: Using data from the French National Network for Occupational Disease Vigilance and Prevention (RNV3P), we described OCU reported during the period 2001-10 and analysed the temporal trends of OCU and OCU attributed to the most frequent agents over the study period.

Occupational allergic contact dermatitis and major allergens in France: temporal trends for the period 2001-2010.

Background: Occupational allergic contact dermatitis (OACD) is one of the most common occupational skin diseases in developed countries, but data about its temporal trends in incidence remain sparse.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to describe OACD trends in terms of industrial activities and main causal agents in France over the period 2001-2010.

Materials And Methods: Data were collected from the French National Network of Occupational Disease Vigilance and Prevention (RNV3P, Réseau National de Vigilance et de Prévention des Pathologies Professionnelles).