| Document ID (ISN) | 57227 |
| CIS number |
92-217 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kilburn K.H., Warshaw R.H. |
| Title |
Abnormal pulmonary function associated with diaphragmatic pleural plaques due to exposure to asbestos |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1990, Vol.47, No.9, p.611-614. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
Pulmonary function was measured in 79 men with diaphragmatic pleural plaques (DPP) as the only abnormality characteristics of asbestos disease on chest radiographs. They were selected from 4572 construction and shipyard workers exposed to asbestos. Abnormalities of pulmonary function in 21 non-smokers and 43 current smokers were compared with referent values adjusted for height, age, and duration of cigarette smoking. In the non-smokers, flows (FEV1, FEF75-85 and FEV1/FVC) were reduced and TGV and RV/TGV were raised. Current smokers had similar significant reductions. Thus by contrast with some current opinion that plaques are "an index only of past asbestos exposure", workers with plaques, even limited to the diaphragm, have functional impairment typical of pulmonary asbestosis. This suggests that they have pulmonary asbestosis, but below the threshold of radiographic recognition. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pleural thickening; asbestos; building industry; asbestosis; shipyards; functional respiratory disorders |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
smoking; comparative study; chest radiography; respiratory function tests |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Shipbuliding and ship repair
Construction industry and civil engineering
Pneumoconioses
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Asbestos
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