Milène Chaptal
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Epidemiology of interstitial lung diseases in a native Afro-Caribbean population of French West Indies Open
We report the first study on ILD epidemiology in a native Afro-Caribbean population. Incidence and prevalence figures are lower than those previously reported in European populations. The main etiologies were connective tissue diseases, sa…
Epidemiology of infection by pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria in French Guiana 2008–2018 Open
Introduction Unlike diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , M . leprae and M . ulcerans , the epidemiology of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (PNTM) has not received due attention in French Guiana. The main objective of the …
Case Report: Gold Miner’s Lung: A Case of Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonia in Amazonian Forest Open
The hostile conditions at informal and illegal mining sites in the Amazonian forest erode the miner’s health, exposing workers to a broad range of diseases because most of the gold is extracted using mercury (Hg). The Hg vapor used daily a…