Asbestos-induced lung injury among Danish jewelry workers
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Asbestos-induced lung injury among Danish jewelry workers. / Døssing, M; Langer, S W.
I: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Bind 26, Nr. 6, 12.1994, s. 755-8.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Asbestos-induced lung injury among Danish jewelry workers
AU - Døssing, M
AU - Langer, S W
PY - 1994/12
Y1 - 1994/12
N2 - Asbestos has been used extensively in a variety of occupations. In the jewelry industry, inadequate hygiene practices may often go unrecognized with resultant exposure to hazardous amounts of asbestos. We report on four retired jewelers. Two of these had both pleural and parenchymal changes. One had isolated pleural plaques and the final patient showed only parenchymal infiltrates. Their work involved hand cutting asbestos plates used for protection during soldering. In the soldering process asbestos fibers were then blown into the workroom air as the plates broke down. In addition, at the end of each work day the workroom floor was swept, with subsequent airborne asbestos dust distribution. Any patient with pleural plaques or interstitial lung disease should be questioned about potential sources of asbestos exposure in the past, regardless of present employment status.
AB - Asbestos has been used extensively in a variety of occupations. In the jewelry industry, inadequate hygiene practices may often go unrecognized with resultant exposure to hazardous amounts of asbestos. We report on four retired jewelers. Two of these had both pleural and parenchymal changes. One had isolated pleural plaques and the final patient showed only parenchymal infiltrates. Their work involved hand cutting asbestos plates used for protection during soldering. In the soldering process asbestos fibers were then blown into the workroom air as the plates broke down. In addition, at the end of each work day the workroom floor was swept, with subsequent airborne asbestos dust distribution. Any patient with pleural plaques or interstitial lung disease should be questioned about potential sources of asbestos exposure in the past, regardless of present employment status.
KW - Aged
KW - Asbestos/adverse effects
KW - Asbestosis/diagnosis
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Industry
KW - Lung Diseases/diagnosis
KW - Male
KW - Occupational Exposure/adverse effects
KW - Respiratory Function Tests
U2 - 10.1002/ajim.4700260604
DO - 10.1002/ajim.4700260604
M3 - Review
C2 - 7892826
VL - 26
SP - 755
EP - 758
JO - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
JF - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
SN - 0271-3586
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 248231881