| Document ID (ISN) | 66442 |
| CIS number |
96-832 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Spain B.A., Cummings O., Garcia J.G.N. |
| Title |
Bronchiolitis obliterans in an animal feed worker |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1995, Vol.28, No.3, p.437-443. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
A case study is presented of a nonsmoking animal feed production worker who developed severe irreversible airflow obstruction during a 2-year occupational exposure to organic matter, microorganisms, proteolytic enzymes and both amorphous and synthetic silicates. Open lung biopsy demonstrated findings consistent with bronchiolitis obliterans; silicate particles in biopsy specimens suggested a potential link between silicate exposure and pathologic findings. Findings should be considered when evaluating symptomatic patients with occupational exposure to animal feed dusts, in particular amorphous and synthetic silicates. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
silica; silicates; respiratory impairment; organic dust; feed production; respirable dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
obstructive ventilatory impairment; case study; bronchiolitis; microorganisms; enzymes |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Silicon compounds
Food industry
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