"Sarcoid like" XXXX in World Trade Center disaster responders.

@entity1 @entity370 @entity358
BACKGROUND: More than 20,000 responders have been examined through the World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program since September 11, 2001. Studies on WTC firefighters have shown elevated rates of @entity370 . The main objective of this study was to report the incidence of "sarcoid like" @entity358 in other WTC responders. METHODS: Cases of sarcoid like @entity358 were identified by: @entity1 self-report, physician report and ICD-9 codes. Each case was evaluated by three pulmonologists using the ACCESS criteria and only "definite" cases are reported. RESULTS: Thirty-eight @entity1 were classified as "definite" cases. Six-year incidence was 192/100,000. The peak annual incidence of 54 per 100,000 @entity1 -years occurred between 9/11/2003 and 9/11/2004. Incidence in black responders was nearly double that of white responders. Low FVC was the most common spirometric abnormality. CONCLUSIONS: Sarcoid like @entity358 is present among the WTC responders. While the incidence is lower than that reported among firefighters, it is higher than expected.
