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Occupational category, job type, and sarcoidosis: Findings from a French multicenter study
Raphael Lhote1,2, Fleur Cohen Aubart2, Hilario Nunes3
1Sorbonne Université, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP UMRS 1136), Epidémiologie des maladies Allergiques et Respiratoires (EPAR), Faculté de Médecine Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
Pulmonology
|June 24, 2026
Summary
Manual labor occupations, particularly those involving dust exposure, were significantly more common in sarcoidosis patients compared to the general French population. This suggests a potential link between certain occupational exposures and sarcoidosis development.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Immunology
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology.
- Existing evidence for an occupational link to sarcoidosis is limited.
- This study investigates the prevalence of occupational exposures in sarcoidosis patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the hypothesis that specific occupational exposures are more frequent among sarcoidosis patients.
- To compare occupational data of sarcoidosis patients with the general French population.
- To identify potential occupational risk factors for sarcoidosis.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional observational study design was employed.
- Occupational data were collected from patients in the Epidemiology of Sarcoidosis (EpiSarc) cohort.
- Data were classified using French national occupational standards and compared to 2016 French employment data.
Main Results:
- Manual workers were significantly overrepresented among sarcoidosis patients (40% vs. 20% in the general population, p < 0.0001).
- Among manual workers, construction, cleaning, and transportation roles were most common.
- The prevalence of manual labor occupations was highest in sarcoidosis patients with lung involvement.
Conclusions:
- Occupations involving exposure to environmental hazards, such as dust, are associated with sarcoidosis.
- These exposures may trigger inflammation and an abnormal granulomatous immune response.
- Findings support an occupational hypothesis for sarcoidosis, particularly for manual labor roles.
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