Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners
The literature on Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in the feet is scarce, especially in the occupational setting. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners. As part of the MineHealth project, written surveys and clinical examinations were completed by 260 Ar...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10732197 2024-01-21T10:03:35+01:00 Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners Stjernbrandt, Albin Pettersson, Hans Vihlborg, Per Höper, Anje Christina Aminoff, Anna Wahlström, Jens Nilsson, Tohr 2023-12-18 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10732197/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38109321 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10732197/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38109321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. Int J Circumpolar Health Original Research Article Text 2023 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 2023-12-24T02:07:07Z The literature on Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in the feet is scarce, especially in the occupational setting. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners. As part of the MineHealth project, written surveys and clinical examinations were completed by 260 Arctic open-pit miners working in northern Sweden and Norway (participation rate 53.6%). Data on RP were collected using standardised colour charts and questionnaire items. Clinical examination included assessing the perception of vibration and pain in both feet. There were eight women and three men who reported RP in the feet. Four also had RP in their hands but none acknowledged any first-degree relatives with the condition. Nine reported exposure to foot-transmitted vibration and one to hand-arm vibration. Seven showed signs of neurosensory injury in the feet. To conclude, the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners was 4.4%. Most cases with RP in the feet did not report the condition in the hands and were exposed to vibration transmitted directly to the feet. There were no reports of a hereditary component. Most cases with RP in the feet also had clinical findings suggestive of peripheral neuropathy in the feet. Text Arctic Circumpolar Health Northern Sweden PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 83 1 |
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The literature on Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in the feet is scarce, especially in the occupational setting. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners. As part of the MineHealth project, written surveys and clinical examinations were completed by 260 Arctic open-pit miners working in northern Sweden and Norway (participation rate 53.6%). Data on RP were collected using standardised colour charts and questionnaire items. Clinical examination included assessing the perception of vibration and pain in both feet. There were eight women and three men who reported RP in the feet. Four also had RP in their hands but none acknowledged any first-degree relatives with the condition. Nine reported exposure to foot-transmitted vibration and one to hand-arm vibration. Seven showed signs of neurosensory injury in the feet. To conclude, the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners was 4.4%. Most cases with RP in the feet did not report the condition in the hands and were exposed to vibration transmitted directly to the feet. There were no reports of a hereditary component. Most cases with RP in the feet also had clinical findings suggestive of peripheral neuropathy in the feet. |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of arctic open-pit miners |
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10732197/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38109321 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 |
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
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