Sinusitis and rhinitis among US veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-9/11 veterans were exposed to environmental and occupational pollutants during deployment.

Objective

Our aim was to determine associations between deployment-related exposures and sinusitis and rhinitis.

Methods

Between April 2018 and March 2020, veterans with land-based deployment after 9/11 who were living within 25 miles of 6 Department of Veteran Affairs medical centers were randomly chosen by using a Defense Manpower Data Center roster. Participants completed interviewer-administered questionnaires, which included a 32-item deployment exposure battery and self-report of rhinitis and health professional-diagnosed sinusitis. Exposure categories included burn pit smoke, combustion engine exhaust/ground dust, other open combustion sources, toxicants,

SUBMITTER: Maccarone J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629329 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature