What is it about?
This is about recognizing the broad range of possible exposures, from infectious to non-infectious occupational toxicants, in a refugee population.
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Why is it important?
Refugee crises around the world require medical doctors to understand a diverse range of illnesses and their causes, in order to appropriately treat and manage these conditions.
Perspectives
This paper demonstrates the benefits of taking additional history, in particular a detailed occupational exposure history, which can assist in many diagnostic scenarios.
Rafael Lefkowitz
Yale University
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This page is a summary of: The Limits of Pattern Recognition: Nodular Lung Disease in a Syrian Refugee, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, October 2017, American Thoracic Society,
DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201702-163cc.
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