Document ID (ISN) | 27605 |
CIS number |
77-1257 |
ISSN - Serial title |
Tijdschrift voor sociale geneeskunde |
Year |
1976 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Stumphius J., Stokvis H.C. |
Title |
Asbestosis case study - A clinical demonstration |
Original title |
Een patiënt met asbestose - Klinische demonstratie [in Dutch] |
Bibliographic information |
22 Dec. 1976, Vol.54, No.25, p.889-892. Illus. 1 ref. |
Abstract |
This article reviews the pathogenesis of asbestosis and its diagnosis by chest X-ray and lung function tests and describes the clinical picture of a case of asbestosis in a shipyard worker exposed to asbestos dust during 20 years' employment in heat insulation work. Symptoms: chronic cough, asbestos bodies in sputum, cyanosis, clubbing of fingers, rales, premature aging. Considerations on physiotherapy (massage with tapotement percussion, respiratory calisthenics) as administered in this particular case. |
Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; insulating work; respirable dust; asbestosis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; symptoms; asbestos bodies; chest radiography; shipbuilding industry; physiotherapy; respiratory impairment; diagnosis |
Document type |
- |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Pneumoconioses Asbestos Surface treatment
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