| ID (ISN) del documento | 108214 |
| Número CIS |
08-590 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Año |
2006 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Akgun M., Mirici A., Ucar E.Y., Kantarci M., Araz O., Gorguner M. |
| Título |
Silicosis in Turkish denim sandblasters |
| Información bibliográfica |
Dec. 2006, Vol.56, No.8, p.554-558. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Resumen |
Between August 2004 and March 2006, 16 young men with a history of working in small workplaces producing sandblasted denim were admitted to the respiratory diseases department of a Turkish hospital. Of these, 14 presented with respiratory symptoms. In the first two cases, open-lung biopsy was required to confirm the diagnosis of silicosis. Later cases were diagnosed through a combination of their work history and the clinical and radiological findings. The mean age at presentation was 23 years with mean duration of employment as a sandblaster being three years. The first two cases died and the remainder, except two, are still receiving treatment. The production of sandblasted denim fabric in small uncontrolled workplaces may entail significant exposure to silica dust and the development of rapidly fatal silicosis. Urgent action is required to prevent further cases. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
polvos en suspensión aérea; pequenas empresas; Turquía; limpieza con arena; jóvenes; industria del vestido; silicosis |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
sector informal; trabajadores masculinos; estudio de caso; sílice; diagnostico radiológico; biopsia pulmonar; limitación de la exposición; hospitales; exámenes médicos; tratamiento médico; diagnostico |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Turquía |
| Tema(s) |
Textiles, vestido
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Industrias y ocupaciones
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Clothing and finished textile products industry
Pequeñas y medianas empresas
Neumoconiosis
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