ID Number		1333
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		Case studies of radar exposure in Italy and Greece.
Details		Case study of a 45-year-old military officer with 18 years at a military radar base and presentation with mediastinal fibrosis, which is "chronic inflammation of the mediastinum of the lungs which may progress to diffuse fibrosis". The officer presented with progressive exertional dyspnea, dry cough, and hemoptysis. Subsequent evaluation demonstrated a left pulmonary artery occlusion and a left upper lobe bronchus stenosis, due to a dense fibrotic mediastinal mass. Histologically, this proved to be idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis (IMF). The authors suggest a possible association with RF exposure. Comment by Hocking and Joyner
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		GREECE
References		Papandreou, L et al. Respiration, (1992) 59:181-184 Hocking, B et al. Respiration, (1993) 60:256- Monfrecola, G et al. Dermatology., (1999) 198:403-404
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