Occupational Hazards
May 23, 2006 12:22 AM Subscribe
"Writer's block," "swimmer's ear," and "athlete's foot" are all examples of occupation-specific conditions. Are there any others?
I am fairly sure that there's at least one more that I haven't thought of. Note that I'm looking for conditions or maladies that fit the pattern X's Y.
I am fairly sure that there's at least one more that I haven't thought of. Note that I'm looking for conditions or maladies that fit the pattern X's Y.
shouldn't those be "hockey player's hair" and "tennis player's elbow" to fit the format?
posted by Rumple at 12:27 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by Rumple at 12:27 AM on May 23, 2006
Response by poster: It looks like "housemaid's knee," "roofer's knee," and "carpetlayer's knee" (what?) all refer to patellar bursitis, so I guess that only counts as one thing. But thanks so far, everyone; I am impressed with the quick responses!
posted by jenovus at 12:35 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by jenovus at 12:35 AM on May 23, 2006
Farmer's Tan
posted by Packy_1962 at 12:59 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by Packy_1962 at 12:59 AM on May 23, 2006
Brassfounder's Ague, Painter's Colic, Grocer's Itch, Galvanizer's Eczema, Barometer Maker's Disease, Potter's Rot, Boilermaker's Deafness, Glassworker's Cataract, and more....
posted by Rumple at 1:05 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by Rumple at 1:05 AM on May 23, 2006
Spinal Tap Drummer's Death?
Seriously though there was that whole 'Mad as a hatter' thing wasn't there
posted by TwoWordReview at 1:18 AM on May 23, 2006
Seriously though there was that whole 'Mad as a hatter' thing wasn't there
posted by TwoWordReview at 1:18 AM on May 23, 2006
jock itch
athelet's foot
swimmer's hair
swimmer's ear
boxer's ear
boxer's nose
pugilistic Parkinson's syndrome
mother's depression
drinker's nose
plumber's crack
posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 1:39 AM on May 23, 2006
athelet's foot
swimmer's hair
swimmer's ear
boxer's ear
boxer's nose
pugilistic Parkinson's syndrome
mother's depression
drinker's nose
plumber's crack
posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 1:39 AM on May 23, 2006
planter's warts
posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 1:41 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 1:41 AM on May 23, 2006
Vice President's trigger finger, stripper's asthma, painter's palsy, weaver's bottom, and more.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 2:21 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 2:21 AM on May 23, 2006
Anatomist's Wart
Prosector's Wart
Baker's Asthma
Bird Fancier's Lung
Brazier’s Disease
Brass Founder's Ague
Bricklayer's Itch
Chauffeurs’ Fracture
Cheese Washer's Lung
Clay-Shoveller’s Fracture
Cotton Weaver’s Bottom
Hatter’s Shakes
All found here.
posted by roofus at 2:43 AM on May 23, 2006
Prosector's Wart
Baker's Asthma
Bird Fancier's Lung
Brazier’s Disease
Brass Founder's Ague
Bricklayer's Itch
Chauffeurs’ Fracture
Cheese Washer's Lung
Clay-Shoveller’s Fracture
Cotton Weaver’s Bottom
Hatter’s Shakes
All found here.
posted by roofus at 2:43 AM on May 23, 2006
Doubleposter's blindness
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 3:18 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 3:18 AM on May 23, 2006
Aren't there any Dire Straits fans here? Brewer's droop.
Oh, and I'm pretty sure 'planter's wart' is simply a corruption of plantar wart, like 'old timer's' disease for alzheimer's, so maybe it counts, maybe it doesn't.
posted by kimota at 3:39 AM on May 23, 2006
Oh, and I'm pretty sure 'planter's wart' is simply a corruption of plantar wart, like 'old timer's' disease for alzheimer's, so maybe it counts, maybe it doesn't.
posted by kimota at 3:39 AM on May 23, 2006
Sorry, but planter's warts doesn't count. They're called plantar warts.
posted by smich at 3:41 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by smich at 3:41 AM on May 23, 2006
plumber's butt
posted by orange swan at 5:01 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by orange swan at 5:01 AM on May 23, 2006
Fiddler's brand: the mark that develops on one's neck from frequent violin practice
posted by nonane at 5:42 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by nonane at 5:42 AM on May 23, 2006
I'm pretty sure that camels don't suffer from camel toe, and if I'm wrong I do not want to think about it.
posted by nebulawindphone at 5:42 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by nebulawindphone at 5:42 AM on May 23, 2006
Manganism is often called welder's disease for the purpose of lawsuits.
posted by nevers at 6:07 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by nevers at 6:07 AM on May 23, 2006
Blogger's ass.
posted by dong_resin at 6:41 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by dong_resin at 6:41 AM on May 23, 2006
I have my ICD-9 manual right here; I work in a lung clinic doing coding and lungs have a lot of these occupational/hobby names. Since you don't want repeats, I'll put the numbers down. This is only a partial list, because that's a big book and I only work with a few parts of it most of the time.
495.0 - Farmers' lung
495.2 - Bird fanciers' lung (Bugerigar fanciers' lung, pigeon fanciers' lung.)
495.3 - Cork handers' lung
495.4 - Malt workers' lung
495.5 - Mushroom workers' lung
495.6 - Maple bark strippers' lung
495.8 ("other specified alergic alveolitis and pneumonitis"): Cheese washers', Coffee workers', Fish-meal workers', Furriers', Grain-handers'.
500 - Coal workers' pneumoconosis (Coal workers' lung, miners' asthma)
504 - Flax-dressers' disease
506.9 - Silo-fillers' disease
Non-lung stuff:
077.1 - Shipyard eye
306.2 - Soldier's heart
333.84 - Organic writers' cramp (not about organic writers, just not psychological.)
423.1 - Soldier's patches
726.32 - tennis or golf elbows
727.2 - miners' elbow or knee
759.89 - Carpernter's syndome
738.3 - Shoemakers' chest
759.89 - Carpernter's syndome
842.12 - Gamekeeper's thumb
posted by cobaltnine at 6:44 AM on May 23, 2006
495.0 - Farmers' lung
495.2 - Bird fanciers' lung (Bugerigar fanciers' lung, pigeon fanciers' lung.)
495.3 - Cork handers' lung
495.4 - Malt workers' lung
495.5 - Mushroom workers' lung
495.6 - Maple bark strippers' lung
495.8 ("other specified alergic alveolitis and pneumonitis"): Cheese washers', Coffee workers', Fish-meal workers', Furriers', Grain-handers'.
500 - Coal workers' pneumoconosis (Coal workers' lung, miners' asthma)
504 - Flax-dressers' disease
506.9 - Silo-fillers' disease
Non-lung stuff:
077.1 - Shipyard eye
306.2 - Soldier's heart
333.84 - Organic writers' cramp (not about organic writers, just not psychological.)
423.1 - Soldier's patches
726.32 - tennis or golf elbows
727.2 - miners' elbow or knee
759.89 - Carpernter's syndome
738.3 - Shoemakers' chest
759.89 - Carpernter's syndome
842.12 - Gamekeeper's thumb
posted by cobaltnine at 6:44 AM on May 23, 2006
secretary spread
posted by hydrophonic at 7:15 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by hydrophonic at 7:15 AM on May 23, 2006
violinist's hickey
posted by purplefiber at 10:20 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by purplefiber at 10:20 AM on May 23, 2006
sperm donors carpal tunnel syndrome
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 11:38 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 11:38 AM on May 23, 2006
witches tit?
posted by cosmicbandito at 11:38 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by cosmicbandito at 11:38 AM on May 23, 2006
Skiers thumb.
posted by Four Flavors at 12:16 PM on May 23, 2006
posted by Four Flavors at 12:16 PM on May 23, 2006
President's Johnson
And its gynecological counterpart, President's Bush.
posted by Rumple at 12:51 PM on May 23, 2006
And its gynecological counterpart, President's Bush.
posted by Rumple at 12:51 PM on May 23, 2006
Booker's Knee.
posted by FlamingBore at 4:17 PM on May 23, 2006
posted by FlamingBore at 4:17 PM on May 23, 2006
Widow's Peak
Traveler's Diarrhea
Sister's Sledge
posted by horsewithnoname at 7:54 AM on May 24, 2006
Traveler's Diarrhea
Sister's Sledge
posted by horsewithnoname at 7:54 AM on May 24, 2006
baker's itch (from yeast)
guitarists nipple (from the strap)
posted by aninom at 10:46 PM on May 29, 2006
guitarists nipple (from the strap)
posted by aninom at 10:46 PM on May 29, 2006
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posted by wilful at 12:23 AM on May 23, 2006