A rare association of cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis (hypersensitivity vasculitis) and hypersensitivity pneumonia (extrinsic allergic alveolitis) in a pigeon breeder - case report and literature review.

Extrinsic allergic alveolitis is an occupational condition intensively studied and published about, unlike cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis. The coexistence of these two diseases is even more rare in the same patient with exposure to occupational pollutants of animal origin. We present the case of a 44-year-old man, a pigeon breeder admitted to hospital with a pruritic purpuric eruption and lower limb paresthesia, dyspnea on exertion, polymyalgia rheumatica, mixed polyarthralgias.

Accommodative asthenopia among Romanian computer-using medical students-A neglected occupational disease.

Computers have become to play an important role in people's lives throughout the world thus increasing the number of patients with ocular complaints. Also known as computer vision syndrome, accommodative asthenopia might be considered as a neglected occupational condition, but there is no consensus regarding diagnostic criteria, which leads to under-recognition and under-reporting. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence, early symptoms and specific preventive measures of accommodative asthenopia among computer-using medical students ( = 420), in a cross-sectional study.

The Eastern European experience on occupational skin diseases. Make underreporting an issue?

Background: While legislation in most of the Eastern European countries is nowadays widely harmonized with the legal safety and health provisions of Western countries, there is still a sustained resistance to the notification of occupational skin diseases (OSD).

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify the main barriers in notification and recognition of OSD in 22 Eastern European countries.

Methods: An online survey was administered to key persons in the field of occupational safety and health in 22 Eastern European countries.