Hawass N D
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Br J Ophthalmol. 1987 Sep;71(9):694-7. doi: 10.1136/bjo.71.9.694.
Sixteen cases of desert lung with cataracts were previously reported on, and an additional 14 cases have now been encountered from the same area of which 13 had cataracts. The association of cataract with desert lung was not commented on in the previous report, because it was thought to be coincidental. It now appears to be real rather than coincidental. Analysis of these 33 patients showed the following: none had significant clinical signs; x-ray findings were mainly those of micronodular miliary infiltrates; 88% were found to have cataracts; 85% were females. The frequency of cataract among patients over the age of 50 years coming to the hospital for eye problems was 26%. These figures showed a distinct relationship between desert lung and cataract in the Arabian desert. The causal relationship is not as yet clear, but 'tandoor' baking is suggested as the main factor.
此前曾报告过16例患有白内障的沙漠肺病例，现在又在同一地区发现了另外14例病例，其中13例患有白内障。在上一份报告中并未提及白内障与沙漠肺之间的关联，因为当时认为这是巧合。现在看来这似乎是真实存在的而非巧合。对这33名患者的分析显示如下：无人有明显临床体征；X线表现主要为微小结节状粟粒样浸润；88%被发现患有白内障；85%为女性。到医院就诊眼部问题的50岁以上患者中白内障的发生率为26%。这些数据表明在阿拉伯沙漠中沙漠肺与白内障之间存在明显关联。因果关系尚不明确，但有人认为“坦杜尔”烘焙是主要因素。
