| Document ID (ISN) | 29169 |
| CIS number |
78-659 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0032-5821 - Le poumon et le coeur |
| Year |
1977 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Malauzat C., Petit M.A., Ramaroson J., Bourzai M., Gaultier G. |
| Title |
Asbestosis - A case study |
| Original title |
L'asbestose - A propos d'une observation. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1977, Vol.33, No.5, p.321-330. 41 ref. |
| Abstract |
Description of a typical case of asbestosis with mesothelioma of the visceral pleura, associated with silicosis and active tuberculosis, in a firebrick layer employed for 44 years in a firm constructing industrial furnaces. Enlarging on this particular case study the article continues with a general review of asbestos-induced disease: aetiology; anatomopathology; clinical aspects: benign pleural and pulmonary manifestations, malignant disease (pleural mesothelioma, broncho-pulmonary cancer); pathogenicity (hypotheses); diagnosis; statutory compensation. The authors emphasise the delayed effects of asbestos (prolonged latency period - 5 to 40 years - always exists between first exposure and onset of the disease), and the need for systematic screening of all exposed workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; respirable dust; asbestosis; pleural mesothelioma |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
pleural thickening; case study; tuberculosis; aetiology; symptoms; pulmonary fibrosis; chest radiography; pleural calcification; lung cancer; furnace repairs; silicosis; diagnosis; pathological anatomy; pleurisy |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Pneumoconioses
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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