| Document ID (ISN) | 23621 |
| CIS number |
75-1711 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-0805 - American Review of Respiratory Disease |
| Year |
1975 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Cortez Pimentel J., Peixoto Menezes A. |
| Title |
Liver granulomas containing copper in vineyard sprayer's lung. |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1975, Vol.111, No.2, p.189-195. Illus. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
An account of 3 cases of vineyard sprayer's lung following exposure to Bordeaux Mixture (copper sulfate solution neutralised with hydrated lime) for 3-15 years. Study of the liver at autopsy and percutaneous biopsy revealed in each case histiocytic and non-caseating granulomas with inclusions of copper, identified by histochemical techniques. The occupational exposure to copper sulfate, the concomitant presence of the characteristic pulmonary lesions of vineyard sprayer's lung and the finding of copper-containing liver granulomas suggest a new aetiology of hepatic granulomatosis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
liver granulomatosis; copper sulfate; vineyards; crop protection |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; vineyard sprayer's lung; biopsy; histopathology; autopsy; long-term exposure |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Liver diseases
Inorganic sulfur compounds
Agriculture
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